Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
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I came across Dean Cemetery when was in Edinburgh earlier this week. It’s next to the Dean Gallery. I noticed a gate in to the cemetery from the car park at the Dean Gallery and decided to go and have a look around. I thought it was an amazing place. I didn’t have too much time to look around as I was meeting our son for lunch. I will visit it again soon and spend more time there. I must add the cemetery to my guide to Edinburgh off the beaten track. I did spot the grave of the architect Playfair, responsible for much of the new town in Edinburgh.
I took photos of the of a couple of the most memorable gravestones. The photo above is of the grave of James Buchanan, founder of the Buchanan Institute in Glasgow. I did a Google search to find out more but drew a blank. Please fill me in if you know more about this.
I wasn’t sure whose grave this is, as it has a few different names on it, but I really liked the three herons carved on it.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Fabulous! The cemetery monuments are amazing. I wonder how much it would cost to duplicate one of those today?
August 23rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Roy, I love the monuments at Dean Cemetery, they are unique works of art. I can’t imagine how much something similar would cost to create these days.