Greyfriar's Church

Category

Library Item

Item no

1030

Title

Greyfriar's Church

Description

A pink washed view of Greyfriar's Kirk and graveyard in Edinburgh. People are sitting on a wall looking at the church with its large gothic arched windows.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1817

Size

16 x 22 cm.

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh takes its name from early associations with the Franciscan Order (otherwise known as the Grey Friars). The church was built in around 1620. In 1638 it was the site of the signing of the National Covenant, a document pledging to defend the Presbyterian Church against Charles I's unwanted innovations.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Churchyards

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

(55°56′47″N, 3°11′32″W)

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