Greyfriars Kirkyard

Category

Library Item

Item no

12791

Title

View from Greyfriars Kirkyard towards Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh

Description

A view of the corner of Greyfriars Kirkyard where it meets the buildings of Candlemaker Row. Gravestones line the walls and a building with arched tracery windows can be seen behind. The building on the left has many chimney pots.

Artist / maker

Ansell, Andrew J L

Date

2007

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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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Architecture > Monuments > Gravestones

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards