Tiger Hill Cemetery

Tiger Hill Cemetery
Gravestones at Tiger Hill Cemetery in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
Details
Established1905
Location
CountryIndia
TypeBritish colonial Cemetery
Owned byAll Saints’ Church, Coonoor
No. of graves~500

Tiger Hill Cemetery is a defunct British-era burial ground in Coonoor, in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2] It was established in 1905 to relieve pressure on the adjoining churchyard of All Saints’ Church.[3][4][5] It was used as a burial place for European residents of the hill station during the late colonial period.[6]

Burials

# Name Occupation Year of death
1 Albert Thomas Watson Penn Photographer, known for documenting the Nilgiris 1924
2 Frederick Nicholson Civil servant in the Madras Presidency; introduced cooperative banking in India 1936
3 Charles McFarlane Inglis Ornithologist and naturalist 1954

References

  1. ^ Young, Valmay (2021-08-24). "Tiger Hill Cemetery – A hidden gem in Southern India". BACSA. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  2. ^ Premkumar, Rohan (2018-12-12). "Tiger Hill Cemetery in the Nilgiris turning into ruins". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  3. ^ "The History of Coonoor – Clean Coonoor". Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  4. ^ Francis, W. (1908). The Nilgiris. Logos Press.
  5. ^ "Tiger Hill Cemetery, Coonoor". e Coimbatore – Coimbatore Local Directory. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  6. ^ "സാഹസികരെ കാത്ത് ഊട്ടിയിലെ ടൈഗർ ഹിൽ ശവക്കോട്ട". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2025-08-18.