Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh

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burial ground cemetery churchyard

Canongate Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a historic churchyard on the Royal Mile, best known as the burial place of economist and philosopher Adam Smith.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	burial ground → cemetery → churchyard →
adjacentTo	Canongate Kirk →
associatedWith	Canongate parish → Royal Mile → Scottish Enlightenment →
burialPlaceOf	Adam Ferguson → Adam Smith → Agnes Maclehose → Dugald Stewart → George Drummond → James Burnett, Lord Monboddo → Robert Fergusson → William Ewart Gladstone's parents →
city	Edinburgh →
coordinateLocation	55.950°N 3.182°W →
country	Scotland →
denomination	Presbyterianism →
hasFeature	gravestones → mausolea → memorial monuments → table tombs →
hasGravestoneFor	Adam Smith →
hasMemorialFor	Robert Fergusson →
hasTouristAttractionType	grave of a famous person → historic site →
heritageStatus	Category A listed building →
inception	17th century →
locatedIn	Edinburgh → Old Town, Edinburgh →
locatedOn	Royal Mile →
notableFor	Enlightenment-era burials → grave of Adam Smith →
openToPublic	yes →
ownedBy	City of Edinburgh Council →
partOf	Edinburgh World Heritage Site →
region	Lothian →
religiousAffiliation	Church of Scotland →
usedFor	burials → commemoration → tourism →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dugald Stewart → Robert Fergusson ("Canongate Kirkyard") →	burialPlace
Old Town of Edinburgh ("Canongate Kirkyard") →	hasPart
Canongate ("Burgh of Canongate") →	historicalAffiliation
Adam Smith →	placeOfBurial