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22-509: In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Rakhyut in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf , noting its location as being on the coast and roughly 13 miles west of Ras Sajar . He wrote: A village of 60 or 70 mud houses inhabited by Qaras of the Bait 'Ak'ak, Bait Hardan, Bait 'Isa and Bait Shamasah sections; it stands at the mouth of a ravine of the same name and is separated from Safqot to the east by

44-506: A judge) was killed during the Indian mutiny of 1857. His younger brother David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer served as British vice-consul in Arabistan . His other brother Robert worked in the Indian civil service until he was dismissed for refusing to participate in a flogging . His younger brother William Lorimer and younger sister Hilda Lockhart Lorimer were scholars. Educated at

66-405: A mountainous ridge scarped on the side towards the sea. The village stands on the west side of a creek, on the opposite side of which is a tower built by the 'Omani Wali of Dhufar to keep off the attacks of hostile Mahras . Rakhyūt has increased considerably in the last 20 years in consequence of the expansion of the frankincense trade. Rakhyut is also called Qamar and occasionally Sa'duni from

88-577: A natural mausoleum. The Robertson mortuary chapel was erected in 1865 for Mary Ann Robertson (1826–1858), daughter of Brigadier-General Manson of the Bombay Artillery. The white marble shrine contained a sculpture of a reclining female figure, and was topped by a red glass roof, leading to the local nickname, the Tomb of the Red Lady. The monument was heavily vandalised and had to be demolished in

110-585: A slightly sloping site. It contains many tens of thousands of graves, including notable Victorian and Edwardian figures, the most eminent being the physician Sir James Young Simpson . It is located on the north side of the Water of Leith , and has an impressive landscape; partly planned, partly unplanned due to recent neglect. It lies in the Inverleith Conservation Area and is also a designated Local Nature Conservation Site. The cemetery

132-498: Is protected as a Category A listed building . In July 2013 the Friends of Warriston Cemetery was inaugurated to reveal the heritage and to encourage appropriate biodiversity. The address of the cemetery is 40C Warriston Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 5NE. Designed in 1842 by Edinburgh architect David Cousin , the cemetery opened in 1843: the directors included Cousin and James Peddie (father of John Dick Peddie ). The first interment

154-642: The Gulf region as British Political Resident . He is most famous for his encyclopedia, the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia . John Gordon Lorimer was born in Glasgow in 1870, a son of the Rev Robert Lorimer (1840–1926) a Free Church minister, and his wife Isabella Robertson. The Lorimer family was intimately associated with colonial service; his maternal uncle (who served as

176-727: The High School of Dundee , and the University of Edinburgh , Lorimer trained at Christ Church, Oxford for the Indian Civil Service. He was stationed first in Punjab and later in the restive Northwest frontier province . Passionate about languages, he authored a book on the grammar of Waziri Pashto in 1902. In 1903, he was commissioned by the British Raj to compile a handbook for British diplomats and agents in

198-607: The Agency to pay his respects. He is the older brother of David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer , Hilda Lockhart Lorimer and at least six other siblings. Warriston Cemetery Warriston Cemetery is a cemetery in Edinburgh . It lies in Warriston , one of the northern suburbs of Edinburgh , Scotland . It was built by the then newly-formed Edinburgh Cemetery Company, and occupies around 14 acres (5.7 ha) of land on

220-554: The McGlashens. A sizeable arched pedestal to the Rev James Peddie (d. 1845) by John Dick Peddie is also of note. The crematorium is on a separate site, east of the main cemetery. It has several areas of remembrance, the oldest being the oak-panelled rooms in the basement. To the north, there is both a Rose Garden and Water Garden holding memorials. The Book of Remembrance is opened to the date each day, for those marking

242-413: The Persian Gulf region. Initially given only six months, he insisted on being granted more time to ensure the handbook was thorough. The result was the 5,000 page two-volume Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia . Its geography portion was only completed in 1908 and the history portion was finished & published in 1915, a year after Lorimer's death. Due to the secrecy of the document, it

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264-677: The anniversary of a death. A computerised version of the Book of Remembrance is also available, enabling other dates to be viewed. Warriston Cemetery contains 100 graves of Commonwealth service personnel, 72 from World War I and 27 from World War II , besides a grave of a Belgian soldier. The cemetery also contains a CWGC memorial, at the end of the columbarium, in the form of panels listing 142 Commonwealth service personnel of World War II who were cremated here. Among trees of note in Warriston Cemetery are two purple-leaved elms and

286-416: The late 1980s. Sir James Young Simpson 's grave remains visible but the lower section has been infilled with earth to provide space for further burial. Several eminent sculptors' work is found in the cemetery, including a fine portrait of William Young, horticulturist (1816–1896) by William Birnie Rhind , a monument to Robert Bryson by Thomas Stuart Burnett , and a wealth of fine ornate Celtic crosses by

308-670: The magazine when he apparently overlooked a bullet present. The gunshot pierced major blood vessels, resulting in the loss of consciousness and death. His funeral took place the next day and he was buried at the Indo-European Telegraph Department cemetery. He was survived by his wife Marian Agnes MacLean (d.1959). He is memorialised with his siblings in Warriston Cemetery in Edinburgh and on his wife's grave in Dean Cemetery . His death

330-552: The name of a former chief. This article about the geography of Oman is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Gordon Lorimer (1870-1914) John Gordon Lorimer CIE (14 June 1870 – 8 February 1914), also known as J. G. Lorimer , was a British diplomat , historian and colonial administrator . Working for the British Raj in Punjab and the Northwest frontier province , he later served in

352-523: The title Lorimer Chapel for the main chapel. The crematorium was extended to the west in 1967 by the architect Esme Gordon . The cemetery lodge to the north-west dates from 1931 and was designed by architect J. R. McKay. The cemetery was in private ownership until 1994, when it was compulsorily purchased by the City of Edinburgh Council. The long task of restoring the heavily overgrown and vandalised cemetery has begun, but still has far to go. Currently, only

374-403: The upper (westmost) section is maintained. Many sections are now so densely overgrown that the stones are no longer visible and are simply bumps in the green undergrowth. Arguably, the overgrown nature of the cemetery is its most attractive quality. There is something enchanting about wandering in amongst the head- and tomb-stones covered in ivy with a rich canopy of deciduous trees above, forming

396-477: Was doubled in 1862 by architect John Dick Peddie . The chapel that once stood on top of the catacombs was demolished by 1930. Soon after instigation (in 1845) the cemetery was divided by the Edinburgh Leith and Newhaven Railway which was built east to west through its southern half. A tunnel was added, with Gothic archways at its mouths, to link the north and south sections, but the south being smaller,

418-552: Was mourned in the Persian Gulf region, particularly in Bahrain where the British Agency was closed as a sign of respect on the following day. Bahraini noblemen, merchants, and foreigners alike made their way at the Agency to offer their condolences. In an offer of commiseration, the ruler of Bahrain, Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa , ordered the flags at his residence and at the customs house lowered, while his son Abdullah traveled to

440-535: Was not acknowledged in his obituaries and public knowledge of the document only became apparent when the document was declassified in 1955. On the 8 February 1914, while serving as the British Political Resident in Bushire , Lorimer was found dead from a self-inflicted gun wound in the abdomen at age 43. A contemporary report stated that he was examining his pistol after supposedly emptying

462-500: Was the inferior area from this date onwards. The embankments of the railway have been partly removed following its closure in the 1950s, and the line is now a public walkway. In 1929, the Edinburgh Cemetery Company expanded their business into the new field of cremation, converting East Warriston House (1818) into Warriston Crematorium on an adjacent site to the east. The architect was Sir Robert Lorimer , hence

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484-531: Was towards the east, Margaret Parker, who was buried on 3 June 1843. It was the first garden cemetery in Edinburgh, allowing the simplistic original title of The Edinburgh Cemetery, and provided a model for several other Scottish cemeteries. In its own right it was broadly based on ideas first introduced at Kensal Green Cemetery in London. Designed elements include a neo-Tudor line of catacombs . Their length

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