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Edinburgh, Grange Cemetery, With Boundary Walls And Railings

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Cemetery (19th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Grange Cemetery, With Boundary Walls And Railings

Classification Cemetery (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Marchmont; Beaufort Road; Edinburgh Southern Cemetery; Lover's Loan; Kilgraston Road

Canmore ID 87701

Site Number NT27SE 591

NGR NT 25689 71909

NGR Description Centred NT 25689 71909

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/87701

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Detail of portrait sculpture on monument in the Grange Cemetery.
Detail of portrait sculpture on monument in the Grange Cemetery.Detail of a monumental statue of an angel holding roses, in the Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.Aerial view including Grange cemetery, Grange Road, Lauder Road, Dick Place, Sciennes seen from the South South West.Oblique aerial view.Detail of angel on monument in memory of the Leitch family. Located in the SW walled section of Grange Cemetery.Detail of portrait sculpture on monument in memory of John Burn M.D. Located at Grange Cemetery.Detail of bronze relief portrait on monument in memory of John Burn MD, FRCS (died 18th November 1885). Located in the front section of Grange Cemetery.Detail of bronze portrait plaque on monument in memory of James Smith (died 1889). Located in the front section of Grange Cemetery.Detail of sculpture on monument in memory of Eva St. Clair Leitch. Located at the Grange Cemetery.Detail of monumental statue of an angel, the Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.Image showing a statue of an angel placing a garland of flowers on a cross. The Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.Aerial view.Scan of negative showing 1896 replica of the Kildalton Cross in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of bronze plaque on monument in memory of Patrick Ritchie (died 18th December 1963). Located in the front section of Grange Cemetery.Detail of portrait sculpture on monument in memory of James Cappie M.D. Located at Grange Cemetery.Detail of decorative cornice on monument in memory of John Brown (died 27th October 1856). Located in the front section of Grange Cemetery.Detail of portrair sculpture on monument in memory of James Smith. Located at Grange Cemetery.Detail of relief showing the head of an angel, covered in cobwebs, The Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.Oblique aerial view of Grange Cemetery and St Giles Parish Church, looking to the SW.General oblique aerial view.General oblique aerial view.Grange and Blackford Hill Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/West. Oblique aerial view.Detail of headstone with angel relief, The Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.Aerial view from South West, includes Marchmont and Grange Cemetery.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT27SE 591.00 25689 71909

NT27SE 591.01 25762 72006 Gates and Gate-piers.

NT27SE 591.02 25695 71887 Vaults

NT27SE 591.03 25583 71793 Cemetery Extension

NT27SE 591.04 25575 71827 Cemetery Extension

NT27SE 591.05 25566 71851 Cemetery Extension

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27SE 591.00, NT27SE 591.03, NT27SE 591.04, NT27SE 591.05

Address: Grange Cemetery, Beaufort Road, Edinburgh

Postcode: EH1 1RF

Status: In current use for burials

Size: Cemetery: 4.10 hectares, 10.12 acres; Cemetery Extension (591.03): 0.28 hectares, 0.70 acres; Cemetery Extension (591.04): 0.19 hectares, 0.47 acres; Cemetery Extension (591.05): 0.15 hectares, 0.37 acres

Polygon: No

TOIDs:

Number of gravestones: Not known

Earliest gravestone: Not known

Most recent gravestone: Not known

Description: Public cemetery opened 1847

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

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Architecture Notes

NT27SE 591.00 25689 71909

Designed by David Bryce, and opened 15 May 1847. The first internment was Dr Thomas Chalmers.

Grange Association 1982

NT27SE 591.01 25762 72006 Gates and Gate-piers.

NT27SE 591.02 25695 71887 Vaults

NT27SE 591.03 25583 71793 Cemetery Extension

NT27SE 591.04 25575 71827 Cemetery Extension

NT27SE 591.05 25566 71851 Cemetery Extension

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