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Edinburgh, 31 East Preston Street, Newington Old Burial Ground

Burial Ground (19th Century) (1820)

Site Name Edinburgh, 31 East Preston Street, Newington Old Burial Ground

Classification Burial Ground (19th Century) (1820)

Alternative Name(s) Dalkeith Road; Churchyard

Canmore ID 129117

Site Number NT27SE 2626

NGR NT 26643 72372

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/129117

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  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT27SE 2626.00 26643 72372

NT27SE 2626.01 26635 72391 Watch Tower

Opened 4 December 1820 as extension of Buccleuch Churchyard (NT27SE 1975).

(Undated) information in NMRS.

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27SE 2626.00 and NT27SE 2626.01

Address: Newington Old Burial Ground and Watch Tower, East Preston Street, Edinburgh

Postcode: EH16 5BS

Status: Closed for burials but maintained

Size: 0.91 hectares, 2.25 acres

Polygon: No

TOIDs:

Number of gravestones: Not known

Earliest gravestone: Not known

Most recent gravestone: Not Known

Description: Early municipal burial ground opened 4 December 1820, with watch tower and iron railing mortsafe enclosure.

Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 15 September 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 15 September 2005

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