Old Calton Burial Ground
Old Calton Burial Ground, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG
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With its sharpened monumental obelisk, commemorating five political martyrs, boldly piercing the skyline above Calton Hill, the Old Calton Burial Ground draws the attention of many a pedestrian crossing Edinburgh’s great North Bridge. First opened in 1718, the burial ground was divided in two just after the Napoleonic wars. It would eventually become the final resting place of thousands of …
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