Last week decided that the weather was improving enough to continue with my "Photo Drives" and thought Glenlyon and surrounding area would be perfect to explore.
On this day had lunch at the popular Glenlyon General Store and then a walk around the Cemetery seemed to be the most logical thing to do afterwards!
The cemetery is located on the NE side of town out along Holcombe Road.
In July of this year, The Age had an article on the six reasons to visit Glenlyon, one of them being:
''Would the person who stole the gates from our beautiful little cemetery,'' read the letter in the local newspaper, ''please return them. No questions asked.'' The Glenlyon Cemetery (Holcombe Road) is a sheltered little spot on a hill facing west. A popular place for mushroom foragers in autumn, it's at present filled with daffodil and jonquil shoots about to erupt into flower. Someone recently stole the wrought-iron gates.
The following are a few general images of the Cemetery, but do visit this peaceful little cemetery when next you are in the area!
If you are looking for information regarding the Cemetery (other than images of headstones) then check the following website titled:
GLENLYON COMMUNITY WEBSITE
There are quite a few images of headstones from Glenlyon Cemetery located on the BillionGraves site, check here for
GLENLYON CEMETERY
Looking for a particular headstone at Glenlyon Cemetery, then check the following URL for information:
GLENLYON CEMETERY HEADSTONE PHOTOGRAPHS
a blog post on the drive from Daylesford to Glenlyon is HERE
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What a pity the gates were stolen :(
ReplyDeleteThe cemetery looks very well kept and peaceful.
Anne, they were back there when I was there yesterday!! Someone must have sneaked in one night and reinstalled them! But, yes, its a very peaceful resting place, can only hear the wind in the trees. Thanks for your comment. LF
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