Archaeology Notes

Event ID 847902

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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Calton Old Burial Ground [NAT] (at NT 26048 74033 and NT 26033 74083)

OS (GIS) MasterMap, October 2009.

North Section separated from main Burial Ground by construction of Waterloo Place.

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27SE 1331.00 and NT27SE 1331.04

Address: Calton Old Burial Ground, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh

Postcode: EH8 8DL

Status: Closed for burials but maintained

Size: Burial Ground: 0.43 hectares, 1.07 acres; Burial Ground North Section: 0.06 hectares, 0.14 acres

TOIDs:

Number of gravestones: Not known

Earliest gravestone: Not known

Most recent gravestone: Not known

Description: Early municipal burial ground

Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 20 September 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 20 September 2005

(Undated) information in NMRS.