Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

11148

Title

Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh

Description

An image of the monuments of Greyfriars Kirkyard on a sunny Edinburgh day. Tall tablet gravestones fill the foreground and are surrounded by leafy trees. The buildings of the Old Town and the spire of the Hub (formerly St. John's Tolbooth Church) can be seen in the background.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Size

25.4 x 19 cm

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Greyfriars Kirkyard, or Graveyard, is the burial ground of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. It houses the graves of many notable historical figures including the poet Allan Ramsay, the geologist James Hutton and the architect William Adam. In 1679 several hundred Covenanters were imprisoned in the Kirkyard awaiting trial.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

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