Edinburgh, Dell Road, Colinton Parish Church, Burial Ground
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Dell Road, Colinton Parish Church, Burial Ground
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) St Cuthbert's Churchyard
Canmore ID 235983
Site Number NT26NW 2.01
NGR NT 21558 69130
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/235983
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT26NW 2.01 21558 69130
For burial ground extension see NT26NW 2.02
For modern cemetery see NT26NW 439.00
INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT26NW 2.01, NT26NW 2.02, NT26NW 439.00
Address: Colinton Parish Church, Burial Ground, Burial Ground Extension and Dell Road Cemetery, Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh
Postcode: EH13 0JR
Status: Closed for burials but maintained
Size: Burial ground: 0.17 hectares, 0.42 acres; Burial ground extension: 0.19 hectares, 0.47 acres; cemetery: 0.24 hectares, 0.59 acres
Polygon: No
TOIDs:
Number of gravestones: Burial ground: 171
Earliest gravestone: Burial ground: c.1660
Most recent gravestone: Burial ground: 1977
Description: Burial ground surrounding church to N, W and S, including burial enclosures, 18th century gatehouse and cast iron mortsafe. Burial ground extension to N. Modern cemetery on site of former paper mill (demolished 1916) containing municipal war memorial.
Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 13 September 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 13 September 2005; Graveyard Recording Form 20 September 2002 (referring to burial ground only).
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
