| Greyfriars
Kirkyard, Edinburgh
Click on photos to enlarge Greyfriars churchyard boasts the best collection of C17 monuments in Scotland. ... |
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Eastern boundary of the churchyard |
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At the bottom of the eastern boundary the Martyrs' Monument commemorating the Covenanters. The present stone dates from 1771, replacing an earlier one of 1707 now in the Huntley House Museum. |
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View from the churchyard to the
north and the steeple of the old Highland Tolbooth Church, now The Hub, at
the top of the Royal Mile. |
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On the western boundary the tomb of Robert Adam's father, William Adam - Mausoleum of William Adam, died 1748, by John Adam, 1753. Round-arched entrance at the E, thermal openings at N and S formed by later infilling under the arches. Entablature with rams' skulls and rosettes between the triglyphs. Dome inside, carried on a circular cornice. Large inscription panels, the principal one at the W with a portrait bust of William Adam and a tomb-chest, its front carved with Hopetoun House with ruined portico. ... Full list of works by the Adam family. Robert Adam Page. Robert Adam is buried in Westminster Abbey. |
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