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He died penniless in 1902 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh.
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He died penniless in 1902 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh.
May « 2008 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2008
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I especially love the ones of Greyfriars Kirkyard and Convenanters Prison - so atmospheric!
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My favourite place within the city was the Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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My favourite place within the city was the Greyfriars Kirkyard.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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Iliana: The skeleton represents the Danse Macabre, and it's at the Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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Again addressing the same brother in 1859, he says: We [brother Jamie and I] went to Ecclefechan Kirkyard one day and spent a few silent minutes there, which could not be other than solemn.
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The present Kirkyard contains "The Martyrs Monument" commemorating the hundred or so Covenanters who were subsequently executed.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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John died of tuberculosis on the 15th February 1858, and was buried in the Kirkyard.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Bobby's fame spread, and almost on a daily basis the crowds would gather at the entrance of the Kirkyard waiting for the one o'clock gun.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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