Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Kirk 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.
- Church
- …is also known as “Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk”
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …has 1 floor
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Address: Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQ
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Greyfriars Kirk
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Latitude
55.94664° or 55° 56′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.19228° or 3° 11′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRW5+M3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = church_of_scotland
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Greyfriars Kirk” goes by many names.
Greyfriars KirkBasque
Greyfriars KirkCatalan
灰衣修士教堂Chinese
Greyfriars‘ KirkDutch
Eaglais nam Manach LiathIrish
グレイフライアーズ教会Japanese
グレイフライヤーズ教会Japanese
Greyfriars KirkPolish
ГрейфраерсRussian
Церковь ГрейфраерсRussian
Церковь францисканцевRussian
Eaglais nam Manach LiathScottish Gaelic
Greyfriars Kirk - Eaglais nam Manach Liath
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