Alternative Names Easter Road
Site type CEMETERY
Canmore ID 78531
Site Number NT27NE 125.00
NGR NT 27162 75066
Council EDINBURGH, CITY OF
Parish EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH, CITY OF)
Former Region LOTHIAN
Former District CITY OF EDINBURGH
Former County MIDLOTHIAN

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Archaeological Notes

NT27NE 125.00 centred 27162 75066

NT27NE 125.01 NT 27065 75008 The Lodge
NT27NE 125.02 Centred NT 27240 75123 Cemetery Extension

The cemetery has been reduced in size by small housing development on SW corner. Access to this development is within the original cemetery gates and the boundary wall is now set back behind the gate lodge.
(Undated) information in NMRS.

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT27NE 125.00 and NT27NE 125.02
Address: Eastern Cemetery and Extension, Drum Terrace, Edinburgh
Postcode: EH7 5NB
Status: In current use for burials
Size: Cemetery: 3.62 hectares, 8.94 acres; Cemetery Extension: 0.51 hectares, 1.26 acres
TOIDs:
Number of gravestones: Not known
Earliest gravestone: Not known
Most recent gravestone: Not known
Description: Public cemetery opened 1883
Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 20 September 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 20 September 2005.

Architectural Notes

NT27NE 125.00 27162 75066

NT27NE 125.01 27065 75008 The Lodge
NT27NE 125.02 27240 75123 Cemetery Extension