Old Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh
Abraham Lincoln Statue at Scottish-American Soldiers Memorial
This evening, I am posting information on Old Calton Cemetery in Edinburgh where are buried some of Scotland’s learned and celebrated personages from the 18th and 19th centuries, viz:
- David Hume, Philosopher and Historian: 1776
- David Allan, Historical Painter: 1796
- William Woods, Actor: 1802
- Daniel Stewart, founder of Daniel Stewart Hospital: 1814
- Professor John Playfair, Mathematician and Philosopher: 1819
- Archibald Constable, Publisher: 1829
- Thomas Reid, Horologist: 1831
- William Blackwood, Founder of Blackwood’s Magazine: 1834
- Charles Mackay, Actor: 1857
- Thomas Hamilton, R.S.A., Architect:1858
- Rev. Principal Candish D.D.: 1873
- Lord Gifford: 1887
- James Lumsden, Scottish Vocalist: 1899
There is also a Scottish-American Soldiers Memorial with statue of Abraham Lincoln.
The cemetery is in the centre of Edinburgh, off Waterloo Place and close to Calton Hill.
Video clip of cemetery
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