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their corresponding gravestone, if existing, to the new cemetery. Due to this fairly unusual circumstance a number of stones predate the cemetery but are indeed true markers of those interred. The new cemetery was made far larger than needed simply for the required reburials, and indeed exceeds the area of the entire space occupied by Old Calton Burial Ground as it was seen as a convenient and more open way of accommodating the growing number of dead caused by
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The tower was occupied as a house from the mid 19th century until around 1955. Despite being tiny (around 5m diameter internally) it is said to have accommodated a family of ten at one time: parents sleeping on the central floor (the livingroom), daughters on the top floor, sons on the lower floor.
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Both the Old and New Calton burial grounds are not private cemeteries rather they were the parish burial grounds for the
Carltonians who worshiped in Leith, being on the outer most edge of the parish it was considered too far to take their deceased for burial in Leith.
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It was "opened to the public" in 1820. The period prior to this would have included the long process of carefully reburying up to 300 persons. It would not be appropriate to have visited during this period.
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While the ground is well maintained in terms of grass-cutting, many stones are broken or vandalised plus many have been laid flat "for safety reasons" by the local authority.
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who died shortly thereafter and is buried in New Calton Burial Ground. The New Calton Burial Ground was laid out by
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The north section of New Calton
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CWGC Cemetery record, breakdown from casualty record. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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John Gall's vault, New Calton Cemetery, looking towards the watchtower
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New Calton Cemetery looking to Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Palace
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881:Auld Aisle Cemetery, Kirkintilloch
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663:"Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Poem"
537:John Thin (architect) (1764–1827)
512:Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)
508:, lighthouse engineer (1807–1865)
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534:(1790–1872), Bishop of Edinburgh
440:Sir William Miller, Lord Glenlee
389:politician and judge (1810–1891)
222:Current condition (2014-present)
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1133:Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth
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387:John Inglis, Lord Glencorse
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299:toxicologist (1797–1882)
285:Sir Alexander Christison
239:Rev George Husband Baird
233:Notable persons interred
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45:New Calton Burial Ground
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558:on 1 March 1941 during
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393:James Ivory, Lord Ivory
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1004:Grandsable Cemetery
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