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Event ID 659261

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/659261

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27SE 2626.00 and NT27SE 2626.01

Address: Newington Old Burial Ground and Watch Tower, East Preston Street, Edinburgh

Postcode: EH16 5BS

Status: Closed for burials but maintained

Size: 0.91 hectares, 2.25 acres

Polygon: No

TOIDs:

Number of gravestones: Not known

Earliest gravestone: Not known

Most recent gravestone: Not Known

Description: Early municipal burial ground opened 4 December 1820, with watch tower and iron railing mortsafe enclosure.

Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 15 September 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 15 September 2005