
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Waterloo Place, Old Calton Burial Ground as Burial Ground (18th 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.
18th-century burial ground; significant as a historic cemetery associated with Edinburgh's Old Calton area and reflecting Georgian funerary practices.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Scottish-American Soldiers MonumentMemorial · 11 yd
Edinburgh, Waterloo Place, Old Calton Burial Ground, American Civil War MemorialWar Memorial (19th Century) · 12 yd
Mausoleum of David HumeHeritage attraction · 16 yd
Calton CraigsCliff · 17 yd
Edinburgh, Waterloo Place, Old Calton Burial Ground, Hume MonumentCommemorative Monument (18th Century) · 18 yd
Political Martyrs' MonumentHeritage attraction · 22 yd
Grave of David HumeChurch, cross or graveyard · 31 yd
Memorial to a NurseHeritage place · 31 yd
Abraham Lincoln looks out on Calton HillMountain or hill · 52 yd
Edinburgh, Waterloo Place, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 66 yd
East End, Waterloo PlaceVisitor information · 162 yd
Edinburgh, 'dingwall Castle'Castle (medieval), Jail (16th Century) · 179 ydOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0