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Archaeology Notes

Event ID 845779

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/845779

NT27SE 552.04 28954 74095

Incorporates site of former Abercorn Nursery.

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27SE 552.00, NT27SE 552.03, NT27SE 552.04, NT27SE 552.05

Address: Piershill Cemetery and Extensions, Piersfield Terrace, Edinburgh

Postcode: EH8 7BN

Status: In current use for burials

Size: Cemetery: 2.27 hectares, 5.61 acres; Cemetery Extension (552.03): 1.04 hectares, 2.58 acres; Cemetery Extension (552.04): 0.65 hectares, 1.61 acres; Cemetery Extension (552.05): 1.12 hectares, 2.76 acres

Polygon: No

TOIDs:

Number of gravestones: Not known

Earliest gravestone: Not known

Most recent gravestone: Not Known

Description: Public cemetery opened 1888, including current Jewish Cemetery and associated Chapel.

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

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