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Greyfriars Churchyard, Covenanters Prison
McKenzie, J. C., 1912, Photograph
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Greyfriars Churchyard, Covenanters Prison
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Greyfriars Churchyard, Covenanters Prison, general view looking north
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This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.
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McKenzie, J. C.
Date
1912
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9 x 11.7 cm
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Photograph
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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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