Greyfriars Kirkyard is the

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surrounding

Greyfriars Kirk Greyfriars Kirk () is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard. Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edinburgh, f ...

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. It is located at the southern edge of the

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, adjacent to

George Heriot's School George Heriot's School is a private primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Lauriston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff. It was ...

. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at Greyfriars. The Kirkyard is operated by the City of Edinburgh Council in liaison with a charitable trust, which is linked to but separate from the church. The Kirkyard and its monuments are protected as a category A

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History

Greyfriars takes its name from the

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on the site (the friars of which wear grey habits), which was dissolved in 1560. The churchyard was founded in August 1562 after royal sanctions were granted to replace the churchyard at

St Giles' Cathedral St Giles' Cathedral (), or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Old Town of Edinburgh. The current building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the early 16th century; ...

in Edinburgh. The latter burial ground was not used after around 1600. Greyfriars kirkyard 1848

The Kirkyard was involved in the history of the

Covenanter Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who supported a Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the primacy of its leaders in religious affairs. It originated in disputes with James VI and his son C ...

s. The Covenanting movement began with the signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirk on 28 February 1638. Following the defeat of the militant Covenanters at Bothwell Brig in 1679, some 1200 Covenanters were imprisoned in a field to the south of the churchyard. When, in the 18th century, part of this field was amalgamated into the churchyard as vaulted tombs, the area became known as the "Covenanters' Prison". During the early days of photography in the 1840s the kirkyard was used by

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and Robert Adamson as a setting for several portraits and tableaux such as ''The Artist and The Gravedigger''.

Covenanters

The National Covenant was signed in the graveyard (as it was a place of free legal public assembly) in 1638. Whilst some depictions of the event show them leaning on table stones, these stones did not exist at that time and the signing was done during the period of the ban on central gravestones. Following the

Battle of Bothwell Bridge The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig' took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge ove ...

(22 June 1679), some 1200 prisoners were brought to Edinburgh. There being too numerous for containment in the prison or castle, a makeshift "prison" was formed in a field south of Greyfriars Kirkyard, to hold around 400 not containable elsewhere. This area was conveniently enclosed on two sides by the

Flodden Wall There have been several town walls around Edinburgh, Scotland, since the 12th century. Some form of wall probably existed from the foundation of the royal burgh in around 1125, though the first building is recorded in the mid-15th century, whe ...

and on a third side (the west) by the high enclosing wall of

. The fourth side faced the churchyard and was separated by an easily patrolled and guarded picket fence. The name Covenanters Prison stuck. The bulk of the area was built on by the city Bedlam (around 1690). A remaining strip of land, sandwiched between the Bedlam and George Heriot's School, was used for additional burial ground from around 1700. The style at the time was to build in enclosed vaults, and this is the dominant form in this section. As the vaults did not exist at the time of the area's prison use, despite their potential to be used as prison cells, this was never the case. The area was open to public view until around 1990, but was thereafter locked by

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to stem persistent vandalism and use by drug users. The area is accessible during the day by special arrangement with the guides at Greyfriard Kirk during their opening hours and at night by going on a City of the Dead Tour where the Black Mausoleum can be visited.

Greyfriars Bobby

The graveyard is associated with

Greyfriars Bobby Greyfriars Bobby (4 May 1855 – 14 January 1872) was a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until his death on 14 January 1872. The story conti ...

, the loyal dog who guarded his master's grave. Bobby's headstone at the entrance to the Kirkyard, erected by the Dog Aid Society in 1981, marks his reputed burial place, however, as there are no parts of the kirkyard that is not consecrated it is also believed he was buried under a tree outside the gates to the right of the current main entrance. The dog's statue is opposite the graveyard's gate, at the junction of

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and Candlemaker Row. The grave of a Pentland Hills Shepherd, "Auld Jock" (John Gray), where the dog famously slept for 14 years, lies on the eastern path, some 30m north of the entrance. The stone is modern, the grave originally being unmarked.

Monuments

Enclosed burial lairs are found mainly on the south edge of the graveyard and in the "Covenanters' Prison". These either have solid stone walls or iron railings and were created as a deterrent to grave robbing, which had become a problem in the eighteenth century. Greyfriars also has two low ironwork cages called

mortsafe A mortsafe or mortcage was a construction designed to protect graves from disturbance, used in the United Kingdom. Resurrectionists in the United Kingdom, Resurrectionists had supplied schools of anatomy since the early 18th century. This was due ...

s. These were leased and protected bodies for long enough to deter the attention of the early nineteenth-century resurrection men who supplied Edinburgh Medical College with corpses for dissection. The kirkyard displays some of Scotland's finest mural monuments from the early 17th century, rich in symbolism of both mortality and immortality, such as the Death Head, Angel of the Resurrection, and the King of Terrors. These are mostly found along the east and west walls of the old burial yard to the north of the kirkyard. Notable monuments include the Martyr's Monument, which commemorates executed Covenanters. The Italianate monument to

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was designed by the architect James Smith, and modelled on the Tempietto di San Pietro, designed by

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's memorial was renovated in 2005, at a cost of about £3,000, raised by a fundraising campaign for over a year. The monument of John Byres of Coates, 1629, was one of the last works of the royal master mason

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Bloody MacKenzie's Tomb

In 2003, the distinctive domed tomb of Sir George MacKenzie was entered by two teenage boys, aged 17 and 15, via a ventilation slot in the rear (now sealed). They reached the lower vault (containing the coffins), broke the coffins open and stole a skull. Police arrived as they were playing football with the skull on the grass. The pair narrowly escaped imprisonment on the little-used but still extant charge of violating sepulchres.

Notable burials

(note-''CP'' denotes graves within the sealed south-west section known as the Covenanters Prison) *

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(1718–1800) *

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is named *

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who lost a fortune in the

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and died in Darien House (the asylum). * Prof Alexander Christison

(1753–1820) * William Colvill (d. 1675), principal of

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(1739–1795), architect and designer of Edinburgh's New Town *

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(1745–1815), bookseller and

of Edinburgh *

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(unmarked) * Sir Hugh Cunningham of Bonnington (1643–1710),

1702–04 (CP) * John Dalrymple (1734–1779), Lord Provost 1770 and 1777 (CP) * Prof

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* Adam Drummond (1713–1786) * Very Rev John Drysdale

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(''CP'') *

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(''CP'') *

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of Monymusk and Pitsligo

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(1780–1860),

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* Admiral

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(1798–1844), unmarked within the grave of his father-in-law

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(1726–1797), geologist (''CP'') * Sir David Innes (died 1866) * Gilbert Innes of Stow (died 1832) *

George Jamesone George Jamesone (or Jameson) (c. 1587 – 1644) was a Scottish painter who is regarded as Scotland's first eminent portrait-painter. Early years He was born in Aberdeen, where his father, Andrew Jamesone, was a stonemason. His mother was Marj ...

(1587–1644), Scotland's foremost 17th century portrait artist *

John Kay (caricaturist) John Kay (1742 – 21 February 1826) was a Scottish caricaturist and engraver. Life John Kay was born in April 1742 in Gibraltar Cottage just south of Dalkeith, Scotland, where his father, John Kay, worked as a mason. His mother, Helen ...

(1742–1826) * Alexander Kemp

(1822–1854), chemist * Robert Kerr (1759–1813), scientific author * Rev James Kirkton (1628–1699) in the Trotter vault *

James L'Amy James L'Amy of Dunkenny (8 July 1772 – 15 January 1854) was a Scottish advocate and amateur phrenology, phrenologist. He served as Sheriff of Forfar from 1819 until death. Life L'Amy was born on 8 July 1772 the son of Agnes (née) Hamilton an ...

of Dunkenny

(1772–1854), advocate and phrenologist *

John Law John Law may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Law (artist) (born 1958), American artist * John Law (comics), comic-book character created by Will Eisner * John Law (film director), Hong Kong film director * John Law (musician) (born 1961) ...

(c. 1632–1712), minister and prisoner on the

Bass Rock The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass (), is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland. Approximately offshore, and north-east of North Berwick, it is a steep-sided volcanic plug, at its highest point, and is home ...

* Sir John Leach (1760–1834), judge, buried in the Adam mausoleum *

John Learmonth John Learmonth of Dean, DL FRSE (26 May 1789 – 17 December 1858) was Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1831 to 1833. He was co-funder of the Dean Bridge project in western Edinburgh and gives his name to many of the streets in Comely Bank, the ...

of Dean (1789–1858),

1831–33 (''CP'') and his ancestor James Learmonth, Lord Balcomie * William Little (1525–1601), twice

1586 and 1591 * Sir George Lockhart (1630–1689), murder victim buried in Mackenzie's tomb * Thomas McCrie (1772–1835), historian, and his son Thomas M'Crie the Younger (1797–1875) * Alexander MacDuff of Bonhard

(1816–1866) *

William McGonagall William McGonagall (March 1825 – 29 September 1902) was a Scottish poet and public performer. He gained notoriety as an poetaster, extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work. He wrote ...

(1825–1902), poet *

(1724–1812), Gaelic poet *

Colin MacLaurin Colin Maclaurin (; ; February 1698 – 14 June 1746) was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra. He is also known for being a child prodigy and holding the record for being the youngest professor. ...

(1698–1746), mathematician, and his son John Maclaurin, Lord Dreghorn (1734–1796) * Hugh Mackail, martyr (1640?–1666), minister hanged at the market-cross after being tortured with the

boot A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearl ...

(1636–1691), Lord Advocate *

Henry Mackenzie Henry Mackenzie FRSE (August 1745 – 14 January 1831, born and died in Edinburgh) was a Scottish lawyer, novelist and writer sometimes seen as the Addison of the North. While remembered mostly as an author, his main income came from legal ro ...

(1745–1831), writer and author of ''

The Man of Feeling ''The Man of Feeling'' is a sentimental novel published in 1771, written by Scottish author Henry Mackenzie. The novel presents a series of moral vignettes which the naïve protagonist Harley either observes, is told about, or participates in ...

'', father of

Joshua Henry Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie The Hon. Joshua Henry Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie (1774–1851) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Early life He was born in 1774 the eldest son of the Edinburgh author Henry Mackenzie and his w ...

(1774–1851) * Sir James McLurg of Vogrie (1629–1717),

Dean of Guild A Dean of Guild, under Scots law, was one of a group of burgh magistrates who, in later years, had the care of buildings. The leader of the group was known as Lord Dean of Guild. Originally, the post was held by the head of the Guild brethren of ...

, philanthropist, major investor in the

(''CP'') * John Manderston,

(1819–21) * Sir John Medina (1659–1710), prominent artist (the "sunken" vault on the east side) * Alexander Miller (died 1616), tailor to James VI *

Patrick Miller of Dalswinton Patrick Miller of Dalswinton (1731–1815) was a Scottish banker and inventor who served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland. He engineered the ship '' Experiment of Leith'' for the Swedish Navy, and was involved in a boat project with Wi ...

(1731–1815), steamship inventor * Alexander Moncrieff (1613–1688), prominent 17C minister, grandfather of Alexander Moncrieff * Mary Arbuthnot Moir (1804–1900), friend of

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...

* Robert Scott Moncrieff (1793–1869), advocate and amateur artist, father of Colin Scott-Moncrieff (''CP'') * Dr. Alexander Monro (1697–1767), father of

Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here ar ...

(1733–1817), famed anatomists *

Alexander Monteith (surgeon) Alexander Monteith of Auldcathie (1660–1713) was an Edinburgh surgeon, who in his three terms as deacon (president) of the Incorporation of Surgeons of Edinburgh, presided over some of the most important changes in its history. These included o ...

(1660–1713), surgeon and apothecary *

Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet ( 1720 – 12 June 1781) was 25th Baron and the 28th chief of the Clan Munro. He was a Scottish soldier and politician. He was loyal to the Hanoverian dynasty and served as a captain in Loudon's Highlanders Regim ...

(1720–1781), military leader during the Rebellion of 1745 * Sir Archibald Muir, twice

1691–92 and 1696–98 * Prof Alexander Murray (1775–1813) * James Murray of Deuchar (1571–1649), wealthy merchant * John Mylne (1611–1667), mason and architect * Sir William Newbigging

(1772–1852), physician *

Alexander Nisbet Alexander Nisbet (bapt. 23 March 1657; died 7 Dec. 1725) was a Scottish lawyer and antiquarian. He is remembered for his works on heraldry, which are considered to be some of the most complete and authoritative produced in the UK. Life Nisb ...

(1657–1725), antiquarian and author of ''A System of Heraldry'' (grave location unclear) *

John Nisbet John Nisbet (1627–1685) was a Scottish covenanter who was executed for participating in the insurgency at Bothwell Brig and earlier conflicts and for attending a conventicle. He took an active and prominent part in the struggles, of the C ...

(1627–1685), Covenanter, hanged at the Grassmarket *

William Oliphant, Lord Newton Sir William Oliphant, Lord Newton (1551–1628) was a Scotland, Scottish judge. Admitted as an Faculty of Advocates, advocate in 1577, he became an Advocate Depute in 1604. He gained favour of James VI by throwing up his brief for the six minist ...

(1561–1628), judge * John Paton,

and army captain, executed in 1684 *

Archibald Pitcairne Archibald Pitcairne or Pitcairn (25 December 165220 October 1713) was a Scotland, Scottish physician. He was a physician and poet who first studied law at Edinburgh and Paris graduating with an M.A. from Edinburgh in 1671. He turned hi ...

(1652–1713), physician * Captain John Porteous (c. 1695–1736), soldier and lynching victim, after whom the

Porteous Riots The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of John Porteous (soldier), John Porteous, Captain of the City guard, City Guard of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was lynched by a mob for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while ordering th ...

are named * Gilbert Primrose (1535–1616), surgeon *

James Rae (surgeon) James Rae (1716–1791) was a Scottish surgeon, known as the earliest lecturer on surgery in Edinburgh and with a particular reputation as a dental surgeon. Life The only son of John Rae (1677–1754), a barber-surgeon originally from Stirlings ...

(1716–1791) *

Allan Ramsay Allan Ramsay may refer to: *Allan Ramsay (poet) or Allan Ramsay the Elder (1686–1758), Scottish poet *Allan Ramsay (artist) Allan Ramsay (13 October 171310 August 1784) was a Scottish portrait Painting, painter. Life and career Ramsay w ...

(1686–1758), poet * Archibald Riddell (minister), prisoner on the

and covenanting minister at New Jersey and Edinburgh * General Henry James Riddell (died 1861), commander in chief of the Scottish army * Thomas Riddell, possible inspiration for J. K. Rowling's fictional character who cannot be named * William Ritchie (1781–1832), founder and editor of

The Scotsman ''The Scotsman'' is a Scottish compact (newspaper), compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until ...

* William Robertson D.D. (1721–1793), historian and his son Lt Col

David Robertson MacDonald Lieutenant-Colonel David Robertson Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart (1764–1845), born David Robertson, was a British Army officer linked to the history of Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon). Life He was born David Robertson on 29 September 1764, t ...

* William Robertson (antiquary)

(1740–1803) *

George Romanes George John Romanes (20 May 1848 – 23 May 1894) was a Canadian-Scots evolutionary biologist and physiologist who laid the foundation of what he called comparative psychology, postulating a similarity of cognitive processes and mechanisms ...

FRS (1848–1894) (memorial only) *

William Roxburgh William Roxburgh FRSE FRCPE Linnean Society of London, FLS (3/29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815) was a Scottish people, Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species and working on economic botany. He is known ...

(1751–1815), botanist *

Thomas Ruddiman Thomas Ruddiman (October 167419 January 1757) was a Scotland, Scottish classical scholar. Life Ruddiman was born on a farm near Boyndie, three miles from Banff in Banffshire, where his father was a farmer. He was educated locally and then stud ...

(1674–1757), classical scholar and grammarian *

Gilbert Rule Gilbert Rule (c. 1629 – 1701) was a Nonconformist (Protestantism), nonconformist Church of Scotland minister and the Principal of Edinburgh University, Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1690 to 1701. Early life Rule was born abo ...

(1629 (approx) – 1701), minister and the

Principal Principal may refer to: Title or rank * Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university ** Principal (education), the head of a school * Principal (civil service) or principal officer, the senior management level in the UK Civil Ser ...

Edinburgh University The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and offi ...

from 1690 to 1701 * Sir William Scott of Thirlestane (1670–1725), landowner and poet (''CP'') * Sir

Robert Sibbald Sir Robert Sibbald (15 April 1641 – August 1722) was a Scottish physician and antiquary. Life He was born in Edinburgh, the son of David Sibbald (brother of Sir James Sibbald) and Margaret Boyd (January 1606 – 10 July 1672). Educated at t ...

(1641–1722), physician and botanist * Henry Siddons (1774–1815), failed actor, son of

Sarah Siddons Sarah Siddons (''née'' Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, the best-known Tragedy, tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified". She was the elder siste ...

, husband of

Harriet Siddons Harriet Siddons (née Murray; 16 April 1783 2 November 1844), sometimes known as Mrs Henry Siddons, was a Scottish actress and theatre manager. Edinburgh referred to her as "Our" Mrs Siddons to distinguish her from her English mother-in-law ...

* Sir James Skene (died 1633), President of the College of Justice *

John Skene, Lord Curriehill Sir John Skene, Lord Curriehill (1549–1617) was a Scottish people, Scottish prosecutor, ambassador, and judge. He was involved in the negotiations for the marriage of James VI and I, James VI and Anne of Denmark. He was regent in St Mary's ...

(died 1617) *

William Smellie (encyclopedist) William Smellie (1740–1795) was a Scottish printer who Editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, edited the Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition, first edition of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. He was also a naturalist and antiquar ...

(1740–1795) creator of the

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* Sir James Spittal (1769–1842),

1833 until 1837 and his son Dr Robert Spittal *

Sir James Stewart (Lord Advocate) Sir James Stewart (or Steuart) of Goodtrees (1635–1713) was a Scottish lawyer, political opponent of the Stuarts monarchy, and reforming Lord Advocate of Scotland from 1692 to 1713. The Jacobites nicknamed him Jamie Wylie. Early life ...

(1635–1713), location of grave unknown * Rev Dr.

Matthew Stewart (mathematician) Matthew Stewart FRS FRSE (1717–1785) was a Scottish mathematician and minister of the Church of Scotland. Life He was born in the manse at Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, on 28 June 1717, the son of Rev Dugald Stewart, the local minister, ...

(1717–1785), father of

Dugald Stewart Dugald Stewart (; 22 November 175311 June 1828) was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician. Today regarded as one of the most important figures of the later Scottish Enlightenment, he was renowned as a populariser of the work of Francis Hutc ...

(unmarked grave) * James Stirling (1692–1770), mathematician *

Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet of Larbert and Mansfield (c. 1740 – 17 February 1805) was a Scottish banker who served three consecutive terms as Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Life He was born in Edinburgh in 1740 or early in 1741, the son of A ...

(1739–1805), three times

and Sir Gilbert Stirling, baronet * Rev

James Struthers James Struthers (1770–1807) was a late 18th century Scottish minister renowned for his orations during the Scottish Enlightenment in Edinburgh. Life He was born at Glassford in Lanarkshire on 31 October 1770. He studied at Glasgow Un ...

(1770–1807), famous orator * James Stuart of Binend (1716–1777), twice

, father of Charles Stuart of Dunearn (1745–1826) * Prof John Thomson FRS

(1765–1846), President of the

* Archibald Tod (d. 1656), twice

1646–48 and 1651–54 * Robert Traill (1603–1678), minister of the parish * The Trotter family of

Mortonhall Mortonhall is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the south edge of the city. The area is along the western end of the Frogston Road between Fairmilehead and Gilmerton, Edinburgh, Gilmerton; it is just to the south of Liberton, Scotland, Liber ...

* William Trotter of Ballindean (1772–1833), famous furniture maker and also Lord Provost 1825 to 1827 * William Tytler (1711–1792), father of Alexander Fraser Tytler (1747–1813), grandson of

Patrick Fraser Tytler Patrick Fraser Tytler FRSE FSA (Scot) (30 August 179124 December 1849) was a Scottish advocate and historian. He was described as the "Episcopalian historian of a Presbyterian country". Life The son of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodho ...

(1789–1849) (''CP'') * Barbara and Mary Walker of Coates, rich spinsters who paid for St Marys Episcopal Cathedral in the west of the city *

(1768–1843), mathematician * George Watson (1654–1723), accountant and founder of

George Watson's College George Watson's College is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a Scottish education in the eighteenth ...

James Watson James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biology, molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper in ''Nature (journal), Nature'' proposing the Nucleic acid ...

(died 1722), printer and publisher. Founder of the

Edinburgh Gazette ''The Edinburgh Gazette'' is a newspaper of record (government gazette) of the Government of the United Kingdom, along with ''The London Gazette'' and '' The Belfast Gazette''. It is published by The Stationery Office (TSO), on behalf of His Maje ...

and

Edinburgh Courant The ''Edinburgh Courant'' was a broadsheet newspaper from the 18th century. It was published out of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Its first issue was dated 14–19 February 1705 and was sold for a penny. It was Scotland's first regional newspa ...

. * John Watson W.S. (died 1762), founder of

John Watson's Institution The John Watson's Institution was a school established in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1762. The building was designed in the Greek Revival style in 1825 by architect William Burn, FRSE (1789–1870). Following the closure of the school in 1975, th ...

, now the Gallery of Modern Art * John Wilson of

Kilmaurs Kilmaurs () is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland which lies just outside of the largest settlement in East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock. It lies on the Carmel Water, southwest of Glasgow. Population recorded for the village in the 2001 Census record ...

, executed 22 December 1666 for his part in the

Pentland Rising The Battle of Rullion Green took place on 28 November 1666, near the Pentland Hills, in Midlothian, Scotland. It was the only significant battle of the Pentland Rising, a brief revolt by Covenanter dissidents against the Scottish government. S ...

Patrick Wilson Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in ''The Full Monty (musical), The Full Mont ...

(1798–1871), architect *

Robert Whytt Robert Whytt (1714–1766) was a Scottish physician. His work, on unconscious reflexes, tubercular meningitis, urinary bladder stones, and hysteria, is remembered now most for his book on diseases of the nervous system. He served as President of ...

(1714–1766), physician and president of the

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(''CP'') * Very Rev William Wishart (1660–1729), father of William Wishart (secundus) (CP) * William Wright (1735–1819), botanist

Gallery

File:Notable burials at Greyfriars.JPG, Notable burials File:Greyfriars Kirkyard, north-east corner.jpg, Section of the east wall File:Greyfriars Kirkyard, east wall.jpg, Monuments on the east wall File:George Buchanan Memorial, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh.JPG, George Buchanan Memorial File:Tomb of John Bayne of Pitcarlie, Greyfriars Kirkyard Edinburgh.jpg, Tomb of John Bayne of Pitcairlie (17th c.) File:Tomb of the laird of Ravilstoun, detail.jpg, Detail on the tomb of George Foulis, laird of Ravilstoun (d. 1633) and his wife, Jane Bannatyne File:Greyfriars grotesques.JPG, Detail on the John Mylne Monument (17th c.) File:Mackenzie mausoleum.JPG, Mausoleum of Sir George Mackenzie, by James Smith File:Memento mori, Greyfriars Kirk - geograph.org.uk - 1302429.jpg, Tombstone of James Borthwick, surgeon, who died in 1676 File:Recumbent figure, Greyfriars Kirkyard.JPG, Recumbent figure on the tomb of William and Clement Little, 1683 File:George-watson-graveyard.jpg, Gravestones in the north-west of the kirkyard, including a marker for the burial site of George Watson

References

External links

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