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134:. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at Greyfriars. The Kirkyard is operated by City of Edinburgh Council in liaison with a charitable trust, which is linked to but separate from the church. The Kirkyard and its monuments are protected as a category A
309:(22 June 1679), some 1200 prisoners were brought to Edinburgh. Their being too numerous for containment in the prison or castle a makeshift "prison" was formed in a field south of Greyfriars Kirkyard, to hold around 400 not containable elsewhere. This area was conveniently enclosed on two sides by the
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Enclosed burial lairs are found mainly on the south edge of the graveyard and in the "Covenanters' Prison". These either have solid stone walls or iron railings and were created as a deterrent to grave robbing, which had become a problem in the eighteenth century. Greyfriars also has two low ironwork
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stuck. The bulk of the area was built on by the city Bedlam (around 1690). A remaining strip of land, sandwiched between the Bedlam and George Heriot's School, was used for additional burial ground from around 1700. The style at the time was to build in enclosed vaults, and this is the dominant form
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In 2003, the distinctive domed tomb of Sir George MacKenzie was entered by two teenage boys, aged 17 and 15, via a ventilation slot in the rear (now sealed). They reached the lower vault (containing the coffins), broke the coffins open and stole a skull. Police arrived as they were playing football
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Because it is thought beneficial that there should be no more burials within the church , and because that kirkyard is not thought to have sufficient room for burying the dead, and taking into consideration the smell and inconvenience in the heat of summer, it would be provided that a burial place
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The kirkyard displays some of
Scotland's finest mural monuments from the early 17th century, rich in symbolism of both mortality and immortality such as the Death Head, Angel of the Resurrection and the King of Terrors. These are mostly found along the east and west walls of the old burial yard to
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Because it is thoct gude that thair be na buriall within the Kirk, and that the kirk-zaird is nocht of sufficient rowme for bureing of the deid, and for esdrewing of the savour and inconvenientis that may follow thairupon in the heit of somer, it would be providit that ane buriall place be maid
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The
National Covenant was signed in the graveyard (as it was a place of legal free public assembly) in 1638. Whilst some depictions of the event show them leaning on table-stones, these stones did not exist at that time and the signing was done during the period of ban on central gravestones.
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to stem persistent vandalism and use by drug-users. The area is accessible during the day by special arrangement with the guides at
Greyfriard Kirk during their opening hours and at night by going on a City of the Dead Tour where the Black Mausoleum can be visited.
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Candlemaker Row. The grave of a Pentland Hills Shepherd, "Auld Jock" (John Gray), where the dog famously slept for 14 years, lies on the eastern path, some 30m north of the entrance. The stone is modern, the grave originally being unmarked.
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in 1679, some 1200 Covenanters were imprisoned in a field to the south of the churchyard. When, in the 18th century, part of this field was amalgamated into the churchyard as vaulted tombs the area became known as the "Covenanters' Prison".
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on the site (the friars of which wear grey habits), which was dissolved in 1560. The churchyard was founded in August 1562 after Royal sanction was granted to replace the churchyard at
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245:. The Covenanting movement began with signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirk on 28 February 1638. Following the defeat of the militant Covenanters at
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in this section. As the vaults did not exist at the time of the area's prison use, despite their potential to be used as prison cells, this was never the case.
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2349:"Across western waves and home in a royal capital: America for modern Athenians; modern Athens for Americans, a personal narrative in tour and time"
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2168:"Greyfriars Place, Greyfriars, Churchyard, Including Monuments, Lodge Gatepiers, Railings and Walls (Category A Listed Building) (LB27029)"
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to deter 'resurrectionists' from exhuming the dead, before the 1832 Anatomy Act regulated the legal supply of corpses for medical purposes
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with the skull on the grass. The pair narrowly escaped imprisonment on the little-used but still extant charge of violating sepulchres.
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The epitaphs and monumental inscriptions in
Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. Collected by James Brown ... with an introd. and notes
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The epitaphs and monumental inscriptions in
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be made further from the middle of town, such as in
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farrer from the myddis of the town, sic as in the
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Detail on the tomb of George Foulis, laird of
Ravilstoun (d. 1633) and his wife, Jane Bannatyne
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denotes graves within the sealed south-west section known as the Covenanters Prison)
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of Ballindean (1772–1833), famous furniture maker and also Lord Provost 1825 to 1827
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in both 1773 and 1784, son-in-law to William Adam and buried in the Adam mausoleum
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2363:"Register of interments in the Greyfriars buryingground, Edinburgh, 1658–1700"
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2427:"Register of interments in the Greyfriars buryingground, Edinburgh, 1658–700"
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of Blackness (1771–1812), book collector and publisher in partnership with
1016:(1739–1806) and his son Sir William Forbes, 7th Baronet (1773–1828), banker
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The Pitcairne vault within the Covenanter's Prison, Greyfriars Kirkyard
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in Edinburgh. The latter burial ground was not used after around 1600.
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1470:(1659–1710), prominent artist (the "sunken" vault on the east side)
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2233:"Greyfriars Kirk | Take A Stroll Around Our Famous Kirkyard"
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Recumbent figure on the tomb of William and Clement Little, 1683
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1272:(1587–1644), Scotland's foremost 17th century portrait artist
1149:(1755–1826), violin maker nicknamed the 'Scottish Stradivari'
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and on a third side (the west) by the high enclosing wall of
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C.Golledge (2018) Greyfriards Graveyard, Amberley Publishing
1617:(c. 1695–1736), soldier and lynching victim, after whom the
1170:(1798–1844), unmarked within the grave of his father-in-law
222:" ("Not All of Me Will Die"), Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh
2310:"Boys avoid jail for 'violating' tomb and beheading corpse"
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The Signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Thomas Riddell, possible inspiration for J. K. Rowling's
1537:(1720–1781), military leader during the Rebellion of 1745
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The huge monument to Thomas Bannatyn, Greyfriars Kirkyard
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photograph dated 1848, showing D O Hill sketching at the
959:(1648–1706), judge and Senator of the College of Justice
726:(1780–1850), rector of the High School 1820–1845, author
711:(1758–1828), Moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1818
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Tombstone of James Borthwick, surgeon, who died in 1676
1044:(1699–1749), inventor of stereotyping (unmarked grave)
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of Cesnock, covenanter and MP for Ayrshire (1615–1688)
590:(1630–1697), Cashier of the Scottish Carolina Company
1656:(died 1861), commander in chief of the Scottish army
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and covenanting minister at New Jersey and Edinburgh
1506:(1793–1869), advocate and amateur artist, father of
1488:(1613–1688), prominent 17C minister, grandfather of
1934:(died 1722), printer and publisher. Founder of the
1000:(1553–1595), Burgh official shot by schoolchildren.
1589:(1627–1685), Covenanter, hanged at the Grassmarket
1056:(1834–1921), Princes Street bookseller and printer
515:Sir James McLurg's tomb in the Covenanter's Prison
1223:(1807–1893), and five other members of his family
1127:(1650–1695), Lord Provost and his great grandson
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1956:, executed 22 December 1666 for his part in the
1757:(died 1633), President of the College of Justice
1325:(1760–1834), judge, buried in the Adam mausoleum
241:The Kirkyard was involved in the history of the
813:(1736–1785), lawyer and founding Fellow of the
856:(1929–2009), Senator of the College of Justice
738:(1675–1732), notorious rake and member of the
496:Monument to John Mylne, erected by his nephew
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1707:(1674–1757), classical scholar and grammarian
1316:(c. 1632–1712), minister and prisoner on the
1085:(1682–1762), Moderator in 1733, Principal of
1971:(1714–1766), physician and president of the
1072:(1786–1818), anatomist and anti-phrenologist
834:(1734–1779), Lord Provost 1770 and 1777 (CP)
126:. It is located at the southern edge of the
2089:Detail on the John Mylne Monument (17th c.)
531:Thomas Riddell's Grave, Greyfriars Kirkyard
293:and the other Covenanters who died during '
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2196:Greyfriars Parish Burial Records:1560–1900
1677:(1721–1793), historian and his son Lt Col
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1945:John Watson W.S. (died 1762), founder of
1713:(1629 (approx) – 1701), minister and the
924:William Dunlop (ecclesiastical historian)
891:(1679–1758), Professor of Anatomy at the
523:The Kincaid monument, Greyfriars Kirkyard
472:Learn how and when to remove this message
2874:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh
2272:, Mainstream Publishing / RIAS. pp.62–67
1973:Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
1557:of Deuchar (1571–1649), wealthy merchant
1446:, philanthropist, major investor in the
1400:(1698–1746), mathematician, and his son
1207:Vice Admiral Sir John Home of Blackadder
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281:Martyrs' Monument (left), commemorating
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2444:Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk
2187:Edinburgh Council Records 23 April 1561
1925:(1654–1723), accountant and founder of
1909:of Coates, rich spinsters who paid for
1661:fictional character who cannot be named
1579:(1657–1725), antiquarian and author of
862:(1748–1817), surgeon, President of the
647:(1763–1834), minister and historian of
261:as a setting for several portraits and
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2407:. Edinburgh: J. M. Miller. p. 170
1856:Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
1792:(1635–1713), location of grave unknown
1433:Joshua Henry Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie
1310:(1772–1854), advocate and phrenologist
1121:(died 1858), owner of Greyfriars Bobby
864:Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
755:and died in Darien House (the asylum).
697:Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
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1358:(1630–1689), murder victim buried in
872:(1727–1794), bookseller and publisher
565:(1775–1859), optical instrument maker
2382:. Edinburgh: J. M. Miller. p. 5
1368:(1772–1835), historian, and his son
1161:(died 1646), churchman and statesman
732:(1649–1715), churchman and statesman
454:adding citations to reliable sources
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1873:(1603–1678), minister of the parish
1738:(1641–1722), physician and botanist
1668:(1781–1832), founder and editor of
1531:(1660–1713), surgeon and apothecary
1038:(1721–1793), judge (unmarked grave)
911:Moderator of the Church of Scotland
703:General Duncan Campbell of Lochnell
656:(died 1582), historian and reformer
629:Sir James Hunter Blair, 1st Baronet
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146:Greyfriars takes its name from the
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2592:Auld Aisle Cemetery, Kirkintilloch
1744:(1774–1815), failed actor, son of
1605:and army captain, executed in 1684
1425:(1745–1831), writer and author of
1179:(1540–1610), goldsmith, father to
885:(c. 1516–1581), Regent of Scotland
581:(1633–1681), minister and Dean of
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1790:Sir James Stewart (Lord Advocate)
1727:(1670–1725), landowner and poet (
1006:(1685–1747), politician and judge
918:George Dunbar (classical scholar)
883:James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
596:(1620–1681), Writer to the Signet
341:The graveyard is associated with
2889:Tourist attractions in Edinburgh
2347:Giles, Arthur (21 August 1898).
2207:"Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh"
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1563:(1611–1667), mason and architect
1300:(1628–1699) in the Trotter vault
1215:(1725–1786), his physician son,
1036:Francis Garden, Lord Gardenstone
877:Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet
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16:Graveyard in Edinburgh, Scotland
2894:1561 establishments in Scotland
2844:Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth
2818:Old Pentland Cemetery, Loanhead
2792:Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness
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2308:Scott, Kirsty (24 April 2004).
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1949:, now the Gallery of Modern Art
1813:Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet
1797:Matthew Stewart (mathematician)
1783:1833 until 1837 and his son Dr
1767:William Smellie (encyclopedist)
1695:FRS (1848–1894) (memorial only)
1482:(1731–1815), steamship inventor
1476:(died 1616), tailor to James VI
1010:Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet
441:needs additional citations for
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1854:(1765–1846), President of the
1341:James Learmonth, Lord Balcomie
1293:(1759–1813), scientific author
1020:Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet
393:was designed by the architect
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267:The Artist and The Gravedigger
237:, watched by the Misses Morris
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2283:"The Scottish Poetry Library"
2164:Historic Environment Scotland
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1684:William Robertson (antiquary)
1593:William Oliphant, Lord Newton
1525:(1733–1817), famed anatomists
1402:John Maclaurin, Lord Dreghorn
822:Hugh Cunningham of Bonnington
660:James Buchanan of Drumpellier
382:with corpses for dissection.
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1911:St Marys Episcopal Cathedral
1643:Archibald Riddell (minister)
1535:Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet
1529:Alexander Monteith (surgeon)
1480:Patrick Miller of Dalswinton
1227:Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet
1195:Vice Admiral Sir George Home
1004:Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden
986:(1784–1855), younger son of
977:James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour
965:(1770–1854), soldier son of
957:Sir James Falconer of Phesdo
854:Kemp Davidson, Lord Davidson
803:(1745–1815), bookseller and
674:James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
588:Robert Baird of Saughtonhall
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1769:(1740–1795) creator of the
1761:John Skene, Lord Curriehill
1219:(1766–1844), his grandson,
1078:(1815–1876), civil engineer
635:Robert Blair, Lord Avontoun
386:the north of the kirkyard.
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2337:(Edinburgh, 1753), p. 201.
2037:Monuments on the east wall
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1987:William Wishart (secundus)
1919:(1768–1843), mathematician
1830:(1770–1807), famous orator
1809:(1692–1770), mathematician
1540:Sir Archibald Muir, twice
1419:(1636–1691), Lord Advocate
1135:Robert Hamilton (advocate)
1095:(1741–1818), naval officer
1076:Lewis Duncan Brodie Gordon
1060:Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies
845:Professor of Greek at the
815:Royal Society of Edinburgh
751:who lost a fortune in the
554:William Adam of Blair Adam
546:(1689–1748), with his son
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1895:(1747–1813), grandson of
1865:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1842:Charles Stuart of Dunearn
1838:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1817:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1815:(1739–1805), three times
1781:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1679:David Robertson MacDonald
1542:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1462:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1370:Thomas M'Crie the Younger
1350:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1333:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1024:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1012:of Monymusk and Pitsligo
930:John Erskine (theologian)
826:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
783:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
736:Colonel Francis Charteris
709:Very Rev Dr John Campbell
573:Lord Provost of Edinburgh
380:Edinburgh Medical College
330:City of Edinburgh Council
307:Battle of Bothwell Bridge
206:Greyfriars Kirkyard with
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2535:Pennyfuir Cemetery, Oban
2247:"City of the Dead Tours"
2063:John Bayne of Pitcairlie
2049:George Buchanan Memorial
2025:Section of the east wall
1983:Very Rev William Wishart
1583:(grave location unclear)
1394:(1724–1812), Gaelic poet
1250:(1726–1797), geologist (
1155:(1823–1895), German poet
1101:(1777–1855), architect (
984:John Macpherson Ferguson
938:(1629–1708), founder of
771:(d. 1675), principal of
614:(1728–1799), physician (
594:John Bayne of Pitcairlie
544:William Adam (architect)
2879:Cemeteries in Edinburgh
1985:(1660–1729), father of
1927:George Watson's College
1913:in the west of the city
1907:Barbara and Mary Walker
1893:Alexander Fraser Tytler
1891:(1711–1792), father of
1799:(1717–1785), father of
1771:Encyclopædia Britannica
1521:(1697–1767), father of
1497:(1804–1900), friend of
1442:of Vogrie (1629–1717),
1276:John Kay (caricaturist)
1239:Alexander Gibson Hunter
1191:(1747–1805), classicist
1140:(1763–1831), friend of
1087:University of Edinburgh
940:The Mary Erskine School
893:University of Edinburgh
889:Adam Drummond of Binend
847:University of Edinburgh
773:University of Edinburgh
664:Lord Provost of Glasgow
600:Leslie Balfour-Melville
413:Bloody MacKenzie's Tomb
196:William Allan (painter)
2511:Cemeteries in Scotland
2270:William Adam 1689–1748
1965:(1798–1871), architect
1876:The Trotter family of
1834:James Stuart of Binend
1675:William Robertson D.D.
1611:(1652–1713), physician
1573:(1772–1852), physician
1504:Robert Scott Moncrieff
1099:James Gillespie Graham
909:DD (1718–1788), twice
904:Very Rev John Drysdale
693:(1788–1849), publisher
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2899:Kirkyards in Scotland
2401:Brown, James (1867).
2376:Brown, James (1867).
2268:Gifford, John (1989)
1995:(1735–1819), botanist
1897:Patrick Fraser Tytler
1701:(1751–1815), botanist
1615:Captain John Porteous
1508:Colin Scott-Moncrieff
1331:of Dean (1789–1858),
1235:(1798–1850), engraver
1131:(1761–1832) geologist
1125:John Hall of Dunglass
789:Bishop William Cowper
747:(c. 1650 – c. 1705),
699:(1629–1685), nobleman
687:(Coittes) (1569–1629)
645:Very Rev Andrew Brown
608:(1759–1841), engraver
575:, 1620–22 and 1625–30
548:John Adam (architect)
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2530:Helensburgh Cemetery
2467:55.94667°N 3.19222°W
2335:History of Edinburgh
1821:Sir Gilbert Stirling
1719:Edinburgh University
1627:(1535–1616), surgeon
1581:A System of Heraldry
1417:Sir George Mackenzie
1392:Duncan Ban MacIntyre
1287:(1822–1854), chemist
1213:John Hope (botanist)
1111:(1691–1754), judge (
1062:(1760–1842), judge (
760:Alexander Christison
721:Aglionby Ross Carson
685:John Byres of Coates
676:(1714–1799), judge (
637:(1741–1811), judge (
450:improve this article
403:Duncan Ban MacIntyre
391:Sir George Mackenzie
2884:Old Town, Edinburgh
2761:Southern Necropolis
2715:Grandsable Cemetery
2669:New Calton Cemetery
2659:Greyfriars Kirkyard
2580:East Dunbartonshire
2463: /
1867:1646–48 and 1651–54
1836:(1716–1777), twice
1654:Henry James Riddell
1631:James Rae (surgeon)
1609:Archibald Pitcairne
1544:1691–92 and 1696–98
1495:Mary Arbuthnot Moir
1490:Alexander Moncrieff
1486:Alexander Moncrieff
1356:Sir George Lockhart
1348:(1525–1601), twice
1339:) and his ancestor
1266:of Stow (died 1832)
1243:Archibald Constable
1217:Thomas Charles Hope
1159:Alexander Henderson
1050:(1795–1837), artist
1030:Alexander Forrester
870:Alexander Donaldson
662:(1726–1786), twice
602:(1854–1937), golfer
571:(1566–1637), twice
255:David Octavius Hill
235:Dennystoun Monument
190:An oil painting of
155:St Giles' Cathedral
108:Greyfriars Kirkyard
100:Greyfriars Kirkyard
63:Old Town, Edinburgh
35:Greyfriars Kirkyard
24:Greyfriars Kirkyard
2766:Western Necropolis
2756:Sighthill Cemetery
2746:Glasgow Necropolis
2689:Warriston Cemetery
2674:Newington Cemetery
2644:Canongate Kirkyard
2472:55.94667; -3.19222
2333:William Maitland,
1645:, prisoner on the
1595:(1561–1628), judge
1568:William Newbigging
1428:The Man of Feeling
1386:William McGonagall
1221:John Hope (lawyer)
1186:Rev Prof John Hill
1109:Lord Patrick Grant
953:(1640–1685), judge
775:, location unknown
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556:(1751–1839), judge
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1936:Edinburgh Gazette
1863:(d. 1656), twice
1848:Prof John Thomson
1721:from 1690 to 1701
1639:(1686–1758), poet
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1883:William Trotter
1828:James Struthers
1755:Sir James Skene
1750:Harriet Siddons
1705:Thomas Ruddiman
1666:William Ritchie
1519:Alexander Monro
1468:Sir John Medina
1458:John Manderston
1423:Henry Mackenzie
1398:Colin MacLaurin
1270:George Jamesone
1258:Sir David Innes
1233:William Howison
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