Greyfraers ( Scotts Greyfriars Kirkyard ) - a cemetery in Edinburgh .
The area is located around the Greyfriars Church in the southern part of the Old Town . The cemetery was founded in 1561 on the site of a Franciscan monastery , dissolved two years earlier during the reformation in Scotland . The purpose of the new cemetery was to replace the crowded cemetery of St. Giles Cathedral .
The cemetery gained world fame thanks to the Bobby dog of the breed of sky-terrier , who lived for 14 years at the owner’s grave , almost without excommunication [1] . After his death, he was buried at the gates of the cemetery.
Today, the cemetery is included in category A of the national list of attractions [2] . A section of city walls passes through the cemetery.
Known Buried
- Alexander Henderson (1583–1646) - Scottish church figure, theologian.
- James Douglas (c. 1525-1581) - statesman of Scotland of the XVI century, one of the leaders of the Protestants.
- John Kay (1742-1826) - Scottish cartoonist.
- George Buchanan (1506-1582) is a Scottish historian and humanist of the 16th century.
- Ramsey, Allan (1686-1758) - Scottish poet and playwright, folklorist.
- Reddle, Thomas (???? - ????) is the person who served as Joan Kathleen Rowling as the prototype for creating the Reddles family.
Notes
- ↑ Devoted Dog Bobby
- ↑ Greyfriars Churchyard . Historic Scotland . Date of treatment August 3, 2012. Archived on September 29, 2012.