Greyfriars Kirkyard facts for kids
Greyfriars Kirkyard is a cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It surrounds Greyfriars Kirk in the Old Town. Burials have been held since the late 16th century. The kirk and its monuments are protected as a category A-listed building. The kirkyard is said to be haunted.
Many notable Scots are buried in the kirkyard including Sir George Mackenzie, Lord Advocate Mary Erskine, Regent of Scotland George Buchanan, and John Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton. The kirkyard is the resting place of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye terrier who stayed by his master's grave in the kirkyard for 14 years.
Images for kids
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Greyfriars Kirkyard with Edinburgh Castle behind
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"Non Omnis Moriar" (Not All of Me Will Die), Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh
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Hill & Adamson photograph dated 1848, showing D O Hill sketching at the Dennystoun Monument, watched by the Misses Morris.
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The huge monument to Thomas Bannatyn, Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Monument to John Mylne, erected by his nephew Robert
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The Pitcairne vault within the Covenanter's Prison, Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Sir James McLurg's tomb in the Covenanter's Prison
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The Kincaid monument, Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Thomas Riddell's Grave, Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Notable burials
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Section of the east wall
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Monuments on the east wall
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George Buchanan Memorial
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Tomb of John Bayne of Pitcairlie (17thC)
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Detail on the tomb of George Foulis, laird of Ravilstoun (d.1633) and his wife, Jane Bannatyne
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Detail on the John Mylne Monument (17thC)
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Mausoleum of Sir George Mackenzie, by James Smith
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Recumbent figure on the tomb of William and Clement Little, 1683
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Gravestones in the north-west of the kirkyard, including marker for the burial site of George Watson
See also
In Spanish: Cementerio Greyfriars para niños
