What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Old Calton Cemetery on Calton Hill in Edinburgh was established in the early 19th century, with its main phase of development occurring between 1820 and 1830. It is a significant example of a planned Victorian cemetery, reflecting the era's shift towards rural cemeteries as places of both burial and public recreation.
Places near here
Abraham Lincoln at Old Calton Cemetery, Calton HillChurch, cross or graveyard · 31 yd
'Edinburgh's Disgrace,' Calton HillMountain or hill · 46 yd
Calton Hill MonumentMountain or hill · 46 yd
Edinburgh, Regent Road, K6 Telephone KioskTelephone Box (20th Century) (1935) · 88 yd
Calton Hill viewed from Edinburgh CastleCastle, fort or tower · 93 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, Nelson's MonumentCommemorative Monument (19th Century), War Memorial (19th Century) (1816) · 94 yd
National Monument of ScotlandHeritage attraction · 96 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, National MonumentCommemorative Monument (19th Century), Culvert (period Unknown), Temple (19th Century) · 99 yd
Edinburgh, 5-7 Regent Road, Royal High SchoolInscribed Stone (16th Century), Office(s) (20th Century), School (19th Century) · 106 yd
Playfair MonumentMemorial · 149 yd
The HillsideGallery · 199 yd
Calton HillMountain / peak · 200 ydOther information
Photo: Robin Sones · CC BY-SA 2.0