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Dunfermline, St Margaret's Street, Dunfermline Abbey, New Abbey Parish Church, Cemetery

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Cemetery (18th Century)

Site Name Dunfermline, St Margaret's Street, Dunfermline Abbey, New Abbey Parish Church, Cemetery

Classification Cemetery (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) New Burial Ground

Canmore ID 108576

Site Number NT08NE 1.15

NGR NT 09030 87280

NGR Description Centred NT 0901 8728

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/108576

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Oblique aerial view centred on the Abbey with the Abbey Precinct adjacent, taken from the SSW.
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Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Dunfermline
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District Dunfermline
  • Former County Fife

Activities

Field Visit (October 2021 - July 2022)

NT 09030 87280 Memorial cleaning, photographic survey and a Total Station survey took place at the Old and New cemeteries at Dunfermline Abbey Churchyards in Fife between October 2021 and July 2022. Inscriptions were checked against database records and amendments made. Additional work was undertaken in January 2022 to record new damage to 18 memorials. The project was undertaken by Archaeology Scotland with volunteers from the Tombstones & Tales @Dunfermline Abbey Churchyards community group and Scottish Veterans Residences.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Carnegie Trust, Dunfermline Council, Historic Environment Scotland

Andrew Jepson – Archaeology Scotland

(Source: DES Volume 23)

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