Fury over 'overgrown' Glasgow cemetery where woman's loved ones are buried
A granddaughter has blasted council bosses over the state of the cemetery where her family are buried - saying she had to clean the place herself once a month.
Ceilidh McPherson is incensed at Glasgow City Council over the state of Sandymount Cemetery, near Barlanark and Springboig, in the east end of the city.
She shared pictures of the cemetery with Glasgow Live as she hit out over the burial ground, which is overgrown with weeds and long grass and had toppled over headstones and litter throughout the area.
She feels that Glasgow City Council"doesn't care" about how the cemetery looks and has been forced to tidy up her grandparents' graves herself.
Ceilidh said: "My gran died in 2000 and was buried in Sandymount. At the time they were just getting rid of the grounds keepers so it was spotless.
"Growing up, we went every Saturday, and I noticed the lack of grass cutting and care to the cemetery. We recently buried my granda in 2020 there and noticed full-on neglect from then to now.
"The graves are sinking and overgrown with weeds and grass. Weeds are so high. I'm 5ft 6 and they're as tall as me nearly. I now go to the graves few times a month to clear what I can. All stones are now falling over you can't tell who's who.
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"The people that live there are throwing their rubbish onto the gravesites and not caring. I'm absolutely shocked and livid that the council isn't doing anything about it.
"We should always respect the dead, they deserve a forever resting place that's well kept. Not a rubbish overgrown pits. Dunbartonshire cares more about its gravesites than Glasgow City Council does."
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: 'Fly-tipping is unacceptable in any circumstances but it is grossly insensitive in a place where people go to mourn.
'We have a maintenance programme in place for Sandy Mount Cemetery which includes regular grass cuts, strimming around headstones and the application of herbicide where necessary."
The council's spokesperson added: 'Our teams are scheduled to visit the cemetery in the coming days to undertake the next round of work.
'There has also been significant investment in the cemetery in recent years with new tarmac paths laid down and an extensive stretch of cemetery wall rebuilt.
'If anyone encounters fly-tipping or other issues of environmental concern within our cemeteries or other open spaces then these can be reported by the council's website, the MyGlasgow phone app or through the @MyGlasgowCC social media accounts.'
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