Greyfriars Kirk

Greyfriars Kirk is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the of , . It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard. Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edinburgh, founded in 1598.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • Description: church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk”
  • Address: Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQ
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Castle.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. is situated 580 feet east of Greyfriars Kirk.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Greyfriars Kirk.

Fountain
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The is a granite fountain in , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

Greyfriars Kirk

Latitude
55.94664° or 55° 56′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.19228° or 3° 11′ 32″ west
Levels
1
Open location code
9C7RWRW5+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 287130390
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­church_of_scotland
Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q2113456
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Greyfriars Kirk” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Greyfriars Kirk”
  • Catalan: “Greyfriars Kirk”
  • Chinese: “灰衣修士教堂”
  • Dutch: “Greyfriars‘ Kirk”
  • Dutch: “Greyfriars’ Kirk”
  • Irish: “Eaglais nam Manach Liath”
  • Japanese: “グレイフライアーズ教会”
  • Japanese: “グレイフライヤーズ教会”
  • Polish: “Greyfriars Kirk”
  • Russian: “Грейфраерс”
  • Russian: “Церковь Грейфраерс”
  • Russian: “Церковь францисканцев”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais nam Manach Liath”
  • Spanish: “Greyfriars Kirk”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Greyfriars”
  • “Eaglais nam Manach Liath”
  • “Greyfriars Kirk”
  • “Greyfriars Kirk - Eaglais nam Manach Liath”

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