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Tomb of the Bloody MacKenzie, Greyfriars Churchyard
Skene, James, 1818, Watercolour
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Tomb of the Bloody MacKenzie, Greyfriars Churchyard
Tomb of the Bloody MacKenzie, Greyfriars Churchyard
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Tomb of the Bloody MacKenzie, Greyfriars Churchyard
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Tomb of Sir George MacKenzie, known as the Bloody or Bluidy MacKenzie, in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. His burial vault is the rotunda to the left of centre, set into the wall of the graveyard. There are other enclosed tombs and monuments located around the walls of the churchyard.
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Skene, James
Date
1818
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18 x 24 cm.
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Watercolour
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 the area.
Greyfriars Kirkyard 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 Covenanteers were imprisoned in the Kirkyard awaiting trial.
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