Former Gibraltar cemetery north of Charles V Wall, now vanished.
St. Jago’s Cemetery, also called Deadman’s Cemetery, was a former burial ground in Gibraltar, just north of the Charles V Wall. First used for poor Spaniards of La Turba, it later became a Protestant cemetery. Incorporated into St. Jago’s Barracks in 1929, it largely disappeared, with some headstones moved to Trafalgar Cemetery.
St. Jago’s Cemetery was a cemetery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, located just north of the Charles V Wall and within the city walls. Also known as Deadman’s Cemetery, it is described as the earliest cemetery in Gibraltar and the only one inside the city limits. The burial ground originally served poor Spaniards from the La Turba district. After the capture of Gibraltar from Spain in 1704, it was used as a Protestant cemetery for civilians and military personnel, while Roman Catholics were often buried in a pit in their church. The cemetery extended from the Charles V Wall to the area now occupied by AquaGib Limited, the water supply company. Trafalgar Cemetery, just south of the wall, was sometimes considered part of St. Jago’s Cemetery. In 1929, St. Jago’s Cemetery was incorporated into the recreational facilities of St. Jago’s Barracks and repurposed as a rifle range and “ball alley.” In 1932, some remaining tombstones were transferred and mounted on the eastern wall of Trafalgar Cemetery; the oldest gravestone there dates to 1738. Today, little evidence of St. Jago’s Cemetery survives beyond these relocated gravestones and historical references.
