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Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the southern edge of the Old Town , adjacent to George Heriot's School . Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at Greyfriars.
Greyfriars Kirk (Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais nam Manach Liath) is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard. Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edinburgh, founded in 1598. Initially, this congregation met in the western portion of St Giles'.
The east end of Greyfriars Kirk. The minister of Greyfriars Kirk is a position within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian. The most recent minister of Greyfriars Kirk was Richard Frazer, who was admitted in 2003 and retired in 2023. Interim Moderator for the vacant charge is Rev Dr Karen Campbell of Marchmont St Giles.
Note: one of the best-known burials in the grounds of Greyfriars Kirk is not of a human, but of the dog Greyfriars Bobby. While Bobby himself could not be buried in the cemetery proper, since it was consecrated ground, he was buried just inside the gate of the kirkyard, not far from the grave of John Gray, his master.
The Carstares grave, Greyfriars Kirkyard The grave of William Carstares (detail), Greyfriars Kirkyard Plaque to William Carstares, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh Detail showing body in a burial shroud, grave of William Carstares, Greyfriars, Edinburgh (1720)
In 1762 his father took over the ministry of Greyfriars Kirk and soon after (1762) became Principal of the University of Edinburgh. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh then from 1765 studied law at the University of Edinburgh. In 1771 he became a member of the Old Revolution Club (a Jacobite sympathising group). [1]
The Flodden Wall in Greyfriars Kirkyard. In 1513, King James IV led an invasion of England in support of the French and the Auld Alliance. On 9 September, the Scots met the English at the Battle of Flodden, and were heavily defeated, with King James killed on the field. An English invasion was widely expected, and in Edinburgh it was resolved ...
Martyrs' Monument Greyfriars Kirkyard. Covenanter graves and memorials from the "Killing Time" became important in perpetuating a political message, initially by the small minority of the United Societies who remained outside the Kirk.