Old Calton Burial Ground

The Old Calton Burial Ground is a in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on to the north-east of the city centre. The burial ground was opened in 1718, and is the resting place of several notable Scots, including philosopher David Hume, scientist John Playfair, rival publishers William Blackwood and Archibald Constable, and clergyman Dr Robert Candlish.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh, Waterloo Place, Old Calton Burial Ground” and “Old Calton Cemetery”
  • Address: Waterloo Place, Edinburgh

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Political Martyrs’ Monument and Calton Hill.

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The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on , , commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Park
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is a hill in central , , situated beyond the east end of and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 970 feet northeast of Old Calton Burial Ground.

Railway station
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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving , Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after . The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains from , although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Old Calton Burial Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Broughton.

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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".

Suburb
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is an area of , . was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

Old Calton Burial Ground

Latitude
55.95404° or 55° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.18614° or 3° 11′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR37+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40009516
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7083575
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Old Calton Burial Ground” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cementiri Old Calton”
  • Chinese: “旧卡尔顿公墓”
  • Danish: “Old Calton Cemetery”
  • Greek: “Παλαιό Κοιμητήριο του Κάλτον”
  • Hindi: “पुरानी काॅल्टन क़ब्रगाह”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério Old Calton”
  • Slovenian: “Old Calton Cemetery”
  • Slovenian: “Pokopališče Old Calton”
  • Swedish: “Old Calton Cemetery”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Memorial to Archibald Constable and Waterloo Hotel.

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