
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Candlemaker Row, Greyfriars Church as Church (17th Century), Graffiti(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Greyfriars Church in Edinburgh is historically linked to the Covenanters, a 17th-century religious movement in Scotland, and the site is associated with the martyrdom of several Presbyterian leaders during the persecution of the 1680s. The churchyard contains a war memorial and historic graffiti, reflecting its layered significance in both religious and national history.
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Places near here
Greyfriars KirkHeritage attraction · 7 yd
Greyfriars ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 16 yd
Greyfriars Church, EdinburghChurch, cross or graveyard · 23 yd
John GrayHeritage attraction · 52 yd
Edinburgh, Candlemaker Row, Greyfriars Church, ChurchyardBurial Ground (15th Century), Churchyard (16th Century), Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century) · 61 yd
Edinburgh, George Iv Bridge, Greyfriars Bobby FountainDrinking Fountain (19th Century), Statue (19th Century) · 73 yd
Greyfriars BobbyMemorial · 74 yd
Millennium Milepost National Museum of ScotlandVisitor information · 88 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 101 yd
Edinburgh, Edinburgh Futures InstituteNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 238 yd
The Millennium Clock TowerCastle, fort or tower · 241 yd
Edinburgh, CowgateNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 281 ydOther information
Photo: Alan Findlay · CC BY-SA 2.0