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Candlemaker Row from Greyfriars Churchyard
Keith, Thomas, 1856, Paper negative
Candlemaker Row from Greyfriars Churchyard
Candlemaker Row from Greyfriars Churchyard
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Title
Candlemaker Row from Greyfriars Churchyard
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Beyond the headstones in Greyfriars Graveyard, Edinburgh, the top of St Giles Cathedral and the spire of the Magdalen Chapel can be seen. In front of these landmarks are the houses and tenement buildings of Candlemaker Row.
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Keith, Thomas
Date
1856
Size
21.7 x 27.8 cm
Type
Paper negative
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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.
Candlemaker Row runs from the corner of Forrest Road, outside the National Museum of Scotland, down to the Grassmarket. It travels along the east side of Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Graveyards and cemeteries of Edinburgh
Greyfriars Bobby
Thomas Keith's Edinburgh
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