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Old Calton Cemetery

Things to do in Edinburgh | Scotland | United Kingdom

Old Calton Cemetery is an attraction, cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Google Rating4.7 / 5

Address:

Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 8BG, United KingdomMap
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Old Calton Cemetery
Old Calton Cemetery
Old Calton Cemetery
Old Calton Cemetery
Old Calton Cemetery
Old Calton Cemetery

Traveler Notes

You’ll find distinguished people graves. 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. It is also the site of the Political Martyrs' Monument, an obelisk erected to the memory of a number of political reformers, and Scotland's

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