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Edinburgh, Dalkeith Road, Newington Cemetery

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Cemetery (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Dalkeith Road, Newington Cemetery

Classification Cemetery (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Echobank; Echo Bank; War Memorial

Canmore ID 87707

Site Number NT27SE 594

NGR NT 27218 71625

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/87707

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Detail of gravestone in memory of Mary Jane Innes and Alexander Innes, showing wreath, with 'R.I.P' inscribed in centre, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.
Detail of gravestone in memory of Mary Jane Innes and Alexander Innes, showing wreath, with 'R.I.P' inscribed in centre, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone in memory of Adam Curry, builder, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh. Surrounded by foliage.View of gravestone in memory of Duncan Stewart. Located north of the front gate near the Dalkeith road wall, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of Dove relief on gravestone in memory of James Stewart, Artist and Illustrator of Natural History. Located near the central circle of Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of damaged urn sculpture from unidentified gravestone, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Headstone topped with urn in memory of Robert Harvey Hilliard, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of relief showing the profile of a man's face from the gravestone of William Campbell, organist. Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of fragmentary relief from gravestone showing angel, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Heart-shaped gravestone inscribed 'IN MEMORY OF A. ANDERSON FROM AN OLD FRIEND. I.S.', Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of head of woman from monumental statue. From gravestone in memory of Ormond Haldane Garland M.D. and his wife Eliza Lindsay Paton, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of colummn from gravestone in memory of Clement Paton d 1912, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of the centre burial circle, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh. Gravetone in foreground erected in memory of the Wilson Family.Detail of gravestone with rose relief and inscription 'Mother', Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Aerial view including Dalkeith Road, Prestonfield, Newington Cemetery seen from the South West.Aerial view seen from the West.Detail of relief showing bird, possibly dove. Located near the front of Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of Jewish Burial plots. Located directly south of the main gate, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone with ornamental relief, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of fallen gravestone, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of gravestone fragment in memory of Ruth, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone in memory of Isabella Perry Traymer, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone topped with dove statue. Incribed: 'Erected by... youngest son as a small tribute of affectionate regard for the departed, 1888', Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of gravestone in memory of Roderick McLeod, d. 1909, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of obelisk in the Northern Section of Newington Cemetery, beind the lodge.Detail of relief showing a man's face from gravestone in memory of James Irving, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of relief showing cherub's face from gravestone fragment, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of column base from gravestone, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of unidentified gravestone fragment inscribed 'In loving memory', Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of gravestone inscribed 'Dorothy', Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of unidentified gravestone fragments, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of unidentified gravestone fragments, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.East Suffolk Road, Newington Campus, Moray House; Cemetery. Aerial view.East Suffolk Road, Newington Campus, Moray House; Cemetery. Aerial view.Detail of monumental statue showing woman holding chain. Gravestone of Peter Johnston, Coachbuilder, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of fencing which encloses Jewish section of Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of fallen stone angel from gravestone in memory of Ormond Haldane Garland M.D, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of unidentified gravestones, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestones, the left in memory of William and Janet McKenny, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh..Aerial view seen from the North West.View of toppled gravestone covered in moss, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of catacombs from terrace in the middle of Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of gravestone in memory of Grace Denholm and Helen Anderson, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of celtic cross style gravestone in memory of Peter McInnes, Fallen. Erected by the National Federation of Retail Booksellers and Stationers. Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of unidentified gravestone fragments, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of obelisk style gravestone in memory of the Davidson family, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Cross Gravestone in memory of Peter McInnes, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.. Toppled. Erected by the National Federation of National Booksellers and Stationers.View of obelisk-style gravestone covered in ivy. From east wall of cemetery, next to Dalkeith Road, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of fragments from gravestone in memory of Daniel Thomas, d. 1939. Located against the Dalkeith Road wall, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of unidentified gravestone fragment, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of fallen gravestone, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone in memory of Rachel Spark, died 6th September 1914. Erected by her husband and children and located in the Jewish section of Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh, near Dalkeith Road. English inscription reads 'may her dear soul rest in peace'.View of gravestone in memory of Alexander, George and Mary Muir, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of relief showing angel at side of headstone, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone in memory of William Fraser in style of Celtic Cross, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of toppled gravestone covered in moss, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone topped with urn in memory of William and Janet McKenny, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of gravestone from catacomb terrace, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of ionic column on gravestone in memory of Clement Paton in foreground. Background includes view of gravestone in memory of John Fyfe. Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.Detail of relief from gravestone in memory of Charlotte Maxwell Edgar and her father William Edgar. Inscribed 'and with the morn those angel faces smile'. Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.View of unidentified gravestones located in the west side of Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.East Suffolk Road, Newington Campus, Moray House; Cemetery. Aerial view.

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 594.00 27218 71625

NT27SE 594.01 27260 71691 Newington Lodge

NT27SE 594.02 27351 71498 Cemetery Extension

NT27SE 594.03 27461 71360 Cemetery Extension

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27SE 594.00, NT27SE 594.02, NT27SE 594.03

Address: Newington Cemetery and Extensions, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh

Postcode: EH16 5DT

Status: Closed for burials but maintained

Size: Cemetery: 3.35 hectares, 8.28 acres; Cemetery Extension (594.02): 1.76 hectares, 4.35 acres; Cemetery Extension (594.03): 0.53 hectares, 1.30 acres

Polygon: No

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Number of gravestones: Not known

Earliest gravestones: Not known

Most recent gravestones: Not known

Description: Public cemetery opened 1846

Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 15 September 2005

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Architecture Notes

NT27SE 594.00 27218 71625

NT27SE 594.01 27260 71691 Newington Lodge

NT27SE 594.02 27351 71498 Cemetery Extension

NT27SE 594.03 27461 71360 Cemetery Extension

ARCHITECT : David Cousin, 1846 - layout.

Kinnear & Peddie, 1883 - additions to gate lodge.

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