Graveyards and Cemeteries of Fife

Graveyards and Cemeteries of Fife

Greyfriars Graveyard

Publication Date15th October 2018

Book FormatPaperback

pages96

Illustrations100

Height234

Width165

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100% of 100
Explore the story of Greyfriars Graveyard, Edinburgh’s most important burial ground since the 16th century.
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ISBN
9781445688183
When Greyfriars Graveyard opened in Edinburgh in the sixteenth century, built on the site of a Franciscan monastery on the edge of the Old Town below the castle, it became Edinburgh’s most important burial site. Over the centuries many of Edinburgh’s leading figures have been buried at Greyfriars, alongside many more ordinary folk, and it is home to a spectacular collection of post-Reformation monuments.

In this book local historian Charlotte Golledge takes the reader on a tour around Greyfriars Graveyard to reveal the history of the cemetery, from when James I granted the land as a monastery to the present day. She explores the huge variety of its monuments and gravestones and explains the symbolism behind the stones and carvings and how the styles changed over the years. Through this she paints a remarkable picture of life and death in Edinburgh over the centuries, which will appeal to both residents and visitors to the Scottish capital.
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