Canongate Kirk Burial Ground On History Visit To Edinburgh Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel video of Canongate burial ground on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Canongate Cemetery in Edinburgh is a historic graveyard attached to the CanongateKirk Kirk, which was built in 1691 after the Canongate parish separated from Holyrood Abbey. The kirkyard is the final resting place for many prominent figures, including economist Adam Smith and poet Robert Fergusson. The cemetery's history is tied to the Canongate's separate parish status, which ended in 1856 when it was absorbed into the City of Edinburgh All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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