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The Scott family burial ground
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
One of Greenock's pre-eminent shipbuilding families is commemorated here.... (more)
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Memorial for those killed in the Greenock air raids
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
The memorial is located beside the main driveway in Greenock Cemetery. The... (more)
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Highland Mary Monument
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
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The Old West Kirk
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2777
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The Watt Cairn
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
Category: Memorial
This is a memorial to James Watt (1736-1819), scientist, inventor, and engineer,... (more)
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Gravestones from the Old West Kirk
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
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Memorial to John Barr Cumming (detail)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
This is one of a couple of tall monuments that stand side by side just to the... (more)
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The jougs at Broad Close
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2876
Category: Stocks
At the time of writing, only a short section of Broad Close now remains; for the... (more)
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Memorial to James McLean
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
The memorial on the right is that of the merchant James McLean, who is also... (more)
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Old stone beside the Highland Mary Monument
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
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Memorial to Thomas Fairrie
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
The memorial is topped by a tall obelisk of pink granite, but the structure as a... (more)
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The Kinipple family memorial
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
This memorial is located near the south-eastern corner of the cemetery (it is... (more)
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Memorial to Sir Duncan Carmichael
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
Duncan Carmichael was born in Greenock in 1866. He first served as an apprentice... (more)
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Memorial to Walter Baine
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
Walter Baine, of Messrs Baine and Johnstone, merchants in Greenock and... (more)
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Memorial to Captain Donald Brotchie
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
The inscription reads as follows, where I have reproduced the spelling just as... (more)
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Memorial to Robert Wallace
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
This memorial occupies a prominent position at the top of a long straight path... (more)
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Memorial to Abram Lyle
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
The date 1882 can be seen on this side of the memorial. Below that, the... (more)
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The Ivy House, Greenock Cemetery
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
This building stands at the upper end of a driveway leading from the main... (more)
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Memorial to Adam McKay
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
The inscription on the obelisk is as follows:
"Erected in memory of Adam... (more)
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Burial plot for the Mariners' Home
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
This memorial is located near the NS2676 : Bow Road entrance of Greenock Cemetery... ( more)
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Site of the Highland Mary Monument
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
The memorial itself is located at the far end of the line of stones, where it is... (more)
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The Bowers family memorial
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
The memorial on the left commemorates the Bowers family. It is location №... (more)
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Memorial to Robert Baine
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
Commemorated here are Robert Baine, his wife Jean Bannatyne, and their daughter... (more)
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Mausoleum for Dame Frances Caroline Cameron
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
This is the only mausoleum in Greenock Cemetery. An inscription on the near side... (more)
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Memorial to Neil Dougall
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
"This tribute of respect is erected by his family in memory of the late... (more)
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Memorial for those killed in the Greenock air raids
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
The heaviest casualties were sustained during the Greenock Blitz of May 1941.... (more)
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War Memorial in Greenock Cemetery
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
This is a memorial to "those sailors and soldiers who gave their lives in... (more)
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Memorial to Walter Baine (detail)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
Walter Baine was a merchant in Greenock, was an early Provost of that town, and... (more)
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Greenock Cemetery
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
A difference is apparent between the areas to the left and right of the path;... (more)
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Burial plot for the Mariners' Home
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
This is one of three plots within Greenock Cemetery that are assigned to... (more)
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Memorial to James Black
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
This attractive and well-situated obelisk commemorates James Black (a joiner and... (more)
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Memorial to George Maskell (detail)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
"All the world's a stage
and all the men & women
merely... (more)
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Memorials from the Old West Kirk
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
There is an inscription on the large obelisk on the left:
"This memorial... (more)
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Greenock Cemetery
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2676
Category: Cemetery
The section of road shown here leads from the cemetery's main parking area... (more)
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Old stone beside the Highland Mary Monument
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
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Donald Brotchie Memorial (detail)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
Captain Donald Brotchie was active in the Temperance Movement, but he also... (more)
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Highland Mary Monument
by Lairich Rig
for square NS2676
Category: Memorial
When this picture was taken, the monument was surrounded by an unattractive... (more)
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Doon The Watter - 14th July 2024 : Boarding at Greenock
by Richard West
geograph for square NS2876
Anticipation and excitement fills the air as passengers at Custom House Quay in... (more)
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Doon The Watter - 14th July 2024 : A summer morning at Greenock
by Richard West
for square NS2876
Whilst the port side of the PS Waverley is all bustle and excitement as... (more)
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Titan crane, Greenock
by Chris Allen
geograph for square NS2975
One of four surviving Titan cranes along the Clyde this is by the James Watt... (more)
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Paisley Gilmour Street Train Station
by Garry Cornes
geograph for square NS4864
A west view along platform 2 at Paisley Gilmour Street Train Station. Trains... (more)
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Ocean Terminal Greenock
by James Allan
for square NS2776
Viewed from Cruise liner Saga Pearl II.
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Greenock Ocean Terminal
by Thomas Nugent
for square NS2976
Viewed from Garvel Point at James Watt Dock. The container ship is the 122m,... (more)
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View across Victoria Harbour at Greenock
by Richard Hoare
geograph for square NS2875
An early morning image.
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Bubbly Jock Brae, Greenock
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2776
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Superyachts at Greenock
by Gerald England
for square NS2975
The largest yacht in view here is Samadhi. Previously named April Fool,... (more)
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James Watt Dock Crane
by Gerald England
for square NS2975
The Category A listed... (more)
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Watt Institution, Greenock - steam engine
by Chris Allen
for square NS2776
This was the McLean Museum and Art Gallery but is now branded as the Watt... (more)
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Watt Institution, Greenock - steam engine
by Chris Allen
for square NS2776
This was the McLean Museum and art Gallery but is now branded as the Watt... (more)
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Warehouse at James Watt Dock, Greenock
by Chris Allen
geograph for square NS2975
This large warehouse (c1885) was used to store raw and processed sugar and is... (more)
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