Greyfriars Bobby Fountain
The Greyfriars Bobby Fountain is a granite fountain in Edinburgh, surmounted by a bronze life-size statue of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner John Gray, until the dog himself died on 14 January 1872.
- Fountain
- …is a statue
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: fountain in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Edinburgh, George Iv Bridge, Greyfriars Bobby Fountain”“Greyfriars Bobby Fountain, George Iv Bridge, Edinburgh”“Greyfriars‘ Bobby”
Places of Interest Nearby
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National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture.
360 feet east of Greyfriars Bobby Fountain
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.
2,000 feet west of Greyfriars Bobby Fountain
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.
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Latitude
55.94692° or 55° 56′ 49″ north
Longitude
-3.1913° or 3° 11′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRW5+QF
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = fountain
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = memorial
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Greyfriars Bobby Fountain” goes by many names.
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