Cowgate cemetery is situated beneath the Western Heights with its entrance at the top of Cowgate Hill and has an area of just over two acres. Opened by St Mary's Parish Church with the first interment in 1837 it was the successor to the old churchyard. The cemetery was closed to general use in the 1870's with the opening of the Copt Hill cemeteries but continued to be used where plots had already been purchased or there were vacancies in family plots. The final burial took place in 2006. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)