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Detail of tomb, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Ansell, Andrew J L, 2007, Digital image
Detail of tomb, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Detail of tomb, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
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Detail of tomb, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
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Within Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh is a stone carving on a tomb depicting a skull and cross bones along with a man's arm with a mason's mallet. Above this text is inscribed on the stone and to either side there are carvings of flowers.
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Ansell, Andrew J L
Date
2007
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Digital image
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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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