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Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the southern edge of the Old Town , adjacent to George Heriot's School . Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at Greyfriars.
After the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in 1679 Mackenzie imprisoned 1,200 Covenanters in a field next to Greyfriars Kirkyard. [7] Some were executed, and hundreds died of maltreatment. His treatment of Covenanters gained him the nickname "Bluidy Mackenzie". [6] It has been argued that both he and Claverhouse kept to the letter of the law. [8]
Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 3rd Baronet was born 3 and baptised 5 December 1669 at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.He died in February 1728 at Fountainhall manor, near Pencaitland, and was interred in the Lauder burial vault within Greyfriars.
The MacKenzie poltergeist is the supposed restless spirit of George Mackenzie, an infamous figure in Scottish history who engaged in merciless oppression of religious minorities, to the extent a portion of the graveyard of Greyfriars Kirkyard he haunts is dedicated (somewhat ironically) to his countless victims.
Greyfriars Burial Ground; Greyfriars Kirkyard; L. List of cemeteries and graveyards in Aberdeen This page was last edited on 8 April 2017, at 10:10 (UTC). Text ...
Bayne's mausoleum in Greyfriars Kirkyard. John Bayne of Pitcairlie (1620–1681) was a writer to the Signet (lawyer) born in Scotland.Known for his work on important contracts such as those relating to the 1672 renovation of Holyrood Palace, he ran a legal team which is linked to several notable architects and major building projects in Edinburgh.
The grave of James Buchanan of Drumpellier, Greyfriars Kirkyard. He was born at Long Croft in Glasgow (now known as Virginia Street) in 1726 the son of Andrew Buchanan of Drumpellier and his wife Marion Montgomery. When James was a teenager his father served as Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Duncan Ban MacIntyre Memorial, Greyfriars Kirkyard Plaque to Duncan Ban MacIntyre, Roxburgh Close, Edinburgh Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir, anglicized as Duncan Ban MacIntyre (20 March 1724 – 14 May 1812), [1] was one of the most renowned of Scottish Gaelic poets.