Candlemaker Row from Greyfriars Churchyard

Category

Library Item

Item no

3544

Title

Candlemaker Row from Greyfriars Churchyard

Description

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.

Artist / maker

Keith, Thomas

Date

1856

Size

21.7 x 27.8 cm

Type

Paper negative

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.

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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Architecture > Architectural features > Spires

Architecture > Monuments > Gravestones

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

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