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Covenanters Gaol, Greyfriars Kirkyard
MacLean, Kevin, 2007, Digital image
Covenanters Gaol, Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Covenanters Gaol, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, with Quartermile development behind
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Tombs are in the Covenanter's Gaol of Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. Some stone carving is still visible on the tombs.
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MacLean, Kevin
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2007
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Digital image
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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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