Edinburgh, Sciennes House Place, Jewish Burial Ground
Jewish Cemetery (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Sciennes House Place, Jewish Burial Ground
Classification Jewish Cemetery (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Braid Place
Canmore ID 52186
Site Number NT27SE 167
NGR NT 26289 72250
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52186
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 167 26289 72250.
Owned by the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation and established in 1816. Closed in the 1870s.
C J Smith 1978.
Superceded by area at Newington Cemetery, NT27SE 594, and subsequently area at Piershill Cemetery NT27SE 552.
INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
Address: Jewish Burial Ground, Sciennes House Place, Edinburgh
Postcode: EH9 1NW
Status: Closed for burials but maintained
Size: 0.02 hectares, 0.04 acres
Polygon: No
TOIDs:
Number of gravestones: 29
Earliest gravestones: 1820
Most recent gravestones: 1867
Description: Jewish burial ground established 1816.
Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 15 September 2005
