Greyfriars Kirkyard

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cemetery historic site tourist attraction

Greyfriars Kirkyard is a historic cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for its notable burials, atmospheric setting, and connections to Scottish history and literature.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh	6
Greyfriars Kirkyard canonical	3
Old Calton Burial Ground	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Greyfriars Kirk
associatedWith	Edinburgh ghost tours ⓘ Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog ⓘ surface form: Greyfriars Bobby Harry Potter novel series ⓘ surface form: Harry Potter series Mackenzie Poltergeist legend ⓘ
city	Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: City of Edinburgh
contains	Covenanters' Prison ⓘ Martyrs' Monument ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monumental gravestones ⓘ table tombs ⓘ
containsGraveOf	Allan Ramsay ⓘ George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh ⓘ Greyfriars Bobby's owner John Gray ⓘ James Hutton ⓘ William McGonagall ⓘ many Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
denomination	Presbyterian ⓘ
eraOfMostMonuments	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
governingBody	City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
hasFeature	high boundary walls ⓘ view of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ watchtowers and mortsafes remnants ⓘ
hasMemorial	Greyfriars Bobby memorial nearby ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site ⓘ
inspired	character names in Harry Potter ⓘ
locatedIn	Edinburgh ⓘ Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
namedAfter	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ surface form: Franciscan friars
near	George IV Bridge ⓘ National Museum of Scotland ⓘ
notableFor	alleged hauntings ⓘ atmospheric setting ⓘ connections to Scottish Covenanters ⓘ connections to Scottish literature ⓘ historic burials ⓘ
openingDate	late 16th century ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Church of Scotland ⓘ
style	Scottish funerary art ⓘ
tourismType	dark tourism ⓘ literary tourism ⓘ
usedAsBurialGroundFrom	1560s ⓘ