Archaeology Notes

Event ID 847592

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/847592

NT27SE 354.05 25546 73276

Extension opened 1798.

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27SE 354.01, NT27SE 354.03, NT27SE 354.05

Address: Greyfriars Church and Churchyard and Churchyard Extensions, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh

Postcode: EH1 2QE

Status: Closed for burials but maintained

Size: Churchyard: 1.71 hectares, 4.22 acres; Churchyard extension (354.03): 0.19 hectares, 0.46 acres; Churchyard extension (354.05): 0.27 hectares, 0.68 acres

Polygon: No

TOIDs:

Number of gravestones: 590

Earliest gravestone: c1616

Most recent gravestone: c1900

Description: Burial ground associated with a church

Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 15 September 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 15 September 2005; Graveyard Recording Form dated 31 October 2003