Edinburgh Cemeteries
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Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Historic Sites • Cemeteries
Stockbridge & Dean Village
Historic Sites • Cemeteries
Cemeteries • Churches & Cathedrals
Historic Sites • Cemeteries
Corstorphine
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Cemeteries
What travellers are saying
- Ria DDurham, England, United Kingdom22 contributionsThe ladies inside the church were beyond welcoming. As for the churchyard so stunning, clean and accessible. Hoping to go back to do it all again soon.Written 8 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Charlotte B71 contributionsThis was lovely and a great stop in Edinburgh! I went with some family and my little brother, whose name is actually Bobby, and loved the fact that the was dog had the same name as him! The gravesite is genuinely beautiful and we had a look to find some of the oldest graves and actually found one as old as 1616! It is lovely to see how well preserved some of these graves are and how beautiful and big the site was. We didn’t actually have time to go in the church but from what I have heard and seen it looks and sounds lovely. The memorial to Greyfriars Bobby at the entrance is adorable and it was altogether a beautiful place.Written 26 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Alma DMillet, Canada13 contributionsBeautiful graveyard but be careful for needles and broken glass. They have a nice information board with some useful informationWritten 4 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- weekakEdinburgh, UK1,869 contributionsDean cemetery is in a beautiful location near Dean village but is a bit of a hike uphill. This is a huge cemetery with lots of influential, important, interesting people like Elsie ingles, John Bellamy, Henry Cockburn, Agnes Henderson Brown, people involved with Queen Victoria, people involved with William Burke are all buried here and many more. It is worth doing a bit of research beforehand to find out exactly who is buried here and seeking them out. I wish there was a map or something as a guide, I visited at least 5 times, in search of specific memorials and still haven't found them all but there are beautiful interesting monuments but it's the ones that don't necessarily stand out that are worth seeking. There are no toilets that I could see in or around Dean cemetery so I was always on a mad dash to Princess street to find a loo, sometimes having to cut my visit short which was frustrating. But if your into historical graveyards, this is a must see.Written 1 November 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Georgi Lvs BooksScotland, UK254 contributionsBeautiful place to visit.
Plenty of history, very calm and peaceful.
This church dates back to the 12th century.
A must see!!!Written 29 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Sandi RCranfield, UK539 contributionsThe building and surrounding areas are very well kept. Very interesting as built near a roman barracksWritten 18 April 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- BibcayGateshead, UK4,301 contributionsWell it's like 2 in 1 churches which is pretty cool. But that doenst say I like it. I cannot say I like it or dislike it, but it's definitely in the middle.Written 19 February 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Jeppe SCopenhagen, Denmark795 contributionsCalm green area in a busy city. From Holyrood Palace there is a pathway that goes through the cemetary up towards Calton Hill.
All metal railing was removed during WW2 which still shows.Written 21 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Malgorzata12,085 contributionsCorstorphine Old Parish Kirkyard is a lovely and peaceful place. Located away fro noise and traffic and neatly kept. In the middle of the kirkyard there is a beautiful, small, historic, very atmospheric , 15th-century church. The church is open for visitors only on Wednesdays 10.30am-12.00 noon, except December and January. At the churchyard, we can find many old, interesting tombstones. This is just amazing place for looking at all this amazing, beautiful. old graves. Really pleasurable experience, ike a walk in a beautiful garden.Written 28 August 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- matthew pEdinburgh, UK112 contributionsI went here as I got a graveyard book and can look up names of long since dead famous edinburgh folk, there is a statue outside the church of Robert Louis Stevenson whom came from the area. There are two graveyards in this church but can be bit slippery to walk in rainy weather. Also when you walking around the graveyards you can see a waterfall and the water of leith. When you leave the church I walked up the lang steps from here which also gave information regarding robert Louis Stephenson and which took me up to the village of colinton.Written 3 April 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Tw0BearsNewtongrange, UK343 contributionsSmall church with beautiful windows. Small cementary to walk around.
Very friendly stuff with "double" friendly dog Drake.
Close walk to Crichton castle so you can shoot two birds with one stone.Written 4 August 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - matthew pEdinburgh, UK112 contributionsI was in the area and decided to visit ratho cemetery it's not that big a cemetery and you can walk about in about 10 minutes. There are very old gravestones in here so there quite interesting to look at but beware!! there's is a very real danger off get knocked down when you cross the road as the road leading up to the village is on a hill with a bend in the road.Written 10 March 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
