Tomb of Bloody Mackenzie, Greyfriars

Category

Library Item

Item no

3572

Title

Tomb of Bloody Mackenzie, Greyfriars

Description

A domed tomb with columns and stone carvings sits in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. A wooden fence is outside and in front is a small gravestone. Tenement buildings are in the background.

Artist / maker

Keith, Thomas

Date

1856

Size

25.5 x 28 cm

Type

Paper negative

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Sir George MacKenzie was a Scottish Lawyer and founder of the Advocates Library, Edinburgh. He gained the nickname 'Bloody MacKenzie' for his fierce prosecution of the Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters. His imposing tomb stands in Greyfriars Kirkyard, and his ghost is said to haunt this area.

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 > Columns

Architecture > Monuments > Gravestones

Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

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