Its collection of gravestones is considered one of the best in Scotland.[3][4]
As per documentation dating to 1911, "no burial is permitted of the body of a person who at the time of death resided out of the old parish, excepting that of a widower or widow, son or daughter who have never been married." A superintendent was in attendance every morning between 10 and 11 AM, then between 11 AM and 1 PM at Wellshill Cemetery.[5]
The cemetery closed to burials in 1978.
The cemetery is located at the eastern end of Canal Street, near its junction with Tay Street. It has been extended south on two occasions,[6] and it now abuts the bridge carrying the Perth to Dundee section of the Scottish railway network.
A tablet commemorating John Mylne, who "rebuilt the ancient bridge over the River Tay," was erected by Robert Mylne in 1784.[6]
In 1997, when proposals were made to dismantle and rebuild the cemetery's eastern wall, two test pits were dug by the Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust (SUAT). One of the pits found what is believed to be the original monastery wall foundations. A "succession of wall foundations" hinted at several wall replacement and repair efforts undertaken during the monastery's lifespan, each raising the ground level. Medieval pottery was also discovered, likely associated with the soil of lower garden abutting the original monastery wall. The other pit demonstrated a lack of a progression of wall foundations, confirming that that area was inside the 1795 graveyard extension and outside the original monastery grounds. The second pit also showed signs of infilling or levelling layers, possibly from when a burn, which ran along the burial ground's southern wall, was covered with soil.[6]
In 2019, several headstones deemed a hazard to passersby were removed and restored.[3]
^Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
^Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
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greyfriars, burial, ground, historic, cemetery, perth, scotland, dating, 1580, category, listed, main, entrance, canal, street, 2009detailsestablished1580, years, 1580, closed1978locationcanal, streetperthcountryscotlandcoordinates56, 39367, 42718, 39367, 4271. Greyfriars Burial Ground is an historic cemetery in Perth Scotland dating to 1580 It is now Category A listed 1 Greyfriars Burial GroundThe main entrance on Canal Street in 2009DetailsEstablished1580 443 years ago 1580 Closed1978LocationCanal StreetPerthCountryScotlandCoordinates56 23 37 N 3 25 38 W 56 39367 N 3 42718 W 56 39367 3 42718Owned byPerth and Kinross CouncilFind a GraveGreyfriars Burial GroundIt occupies the former location of the Greyfriars Monastery founded by Laurence Oliphant 1st Lord Oliphant in 1496 and destroyed in 1559 at the start of the Scottish Reformation 2 Its collection of gravestones is considered one of the best in Scotland 3 4 As per documentation dating to 1911 no burial is permitted of the body of a person who at the time of death resided out of the old parish excepting that of a widower or widow son or daughter who have never been married A superintendent was in attendance every morning between 10 and 11 AM then between 11 AM and 1 PM at Wellshill Cemetery 5 The cemetery closed to burials in 1978 The cemetery is located at the eastern end of Canal Street near its junction with Tay Street It has been extended south on two occasions 6 and it now abuts the bridge carrying the Perth to Dundee section of the Scottish railway network A tablet commemorating John Mylne who rebuilt the ancient bridge over the River Tay was erected by Robert Mylne in 1784 6 In 1997 when proposals were made to dismantle and rebuild the cemetery s eastern wall two test pits were dug by the Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust SUAT One of the pits found what is believed to be the original monastery wall foundations A succession of wall foundations hinted at several wall replacement and repair efforts undertaken during the monastery s lifespan each raising the ground level Medieval pottery was also discovered likely associated with the soil of lower garden abutting the original monastery wall The other pit demonstrated a lack of a progression of wall foundations confirming that that area was inside the 1795 graveyard extension and outside the original monastery grounds The second pit also showed signs of infilling or levelling layers possibly from when a burn which ran along the burial ground s southern wall was covered with soil 6 In 2019 several headstones deemed a hazard to passersby were removed and restored 3 Contents 1 Notable interments 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksNotable interments editAdam Anderson physicist 1783 1846 George Haliburton bishop of Dunkeld 1616 1665 Andrew Heiton 1823 1894 architect 7 William Macdonald Mackenzie 1797 1856 architect 8 John Mylne c 1585 1657 mason nbsp A 2013 view with the Church of St John the Baptist in the background nbsp 1846 grave of physicist Adam Anderson architect of Perth Water Works located around 500 feet 150 m south of his resting placeSee also editList of listed buildings in Perth Scotland List of Category A listed buildings in Perth and KinrossReferences edit Greyfriars Burial Ground Canal Street Perth British Listed Buildings The Tourist s Hand book to Perth and Neighbourhood 1849 p 26 a b Hazardous headstones marked for removal at historic Perth churchyard The Courier 4 June 2019 Greyfriars Burial Ground Undiscovered Scotland Leslie s directory for Perth and Kinross 1911 p 18 a b c Perth Canal Street Greyfriars Burial Ground Canmore Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland Francis Hindes Groome 1901 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland Francis Hindes Groome 1901 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greyfriars Burial Ground Perth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greyfriars Burial Ground amp oldid 1190089933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
