Gravestone, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

14495

Title

Gravestone, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh

Description

A large gravestone featuring a skeleton holding a book is attached to the external wall of Greyfriars Kirk.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2008

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 > Monuments > Gravestones

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

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