Canongate Kirkyard
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Title
Canongate Kirkyard
Description
The graveyard of the Royal Kirk was established in 1687 and provides glorious views of Calton Hill. Famous people buried here include the economist Adam Smith, the poet Robert Ferguson and Robert Hurd, a 20th century pioneer of conservation architecture who did much work in the Canongate.
There are around 352 headstones, monuments, tombs and other structures.
Source
edinburgh
Type
Museum
Identifier
1532
Spatial Coverage
current,55.95184,-3.179631;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
153 CANONGATE
Place
Edinburgh
IsNewThisYear
No
OpeningDate1
25/9/2016
OpeningTime1
10 am to 4 pm
OpeningTime2
2 pm to 4 pm
Activities
No wheelchair access.
Image Copyright M J Richardson�and licensed for reuse under this?Creative Commons Licence
WC
No
DisabledWC
No
DisabledAccess
No
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
No
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
13152
IsIncludedThisYear
No
Postcode
EH8 8BN
Citation
“Canongate Kirkyard,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1530.
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