New Calton Burial Ground is a burial ground in Edinburgh. It was built as an overspill and functional replacement to Old Calton Burial Ground and lies half a mile to its east on Regent Road in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the south-east slopes of Calton Hill. On its southern edge it attaches to the north-east edge of the Canongate in the Old Town. It lies on a fairly steep south-facing slope with views to Holyrood Palace, the Scottish Parliament Building and Arthur’s Seat.
Monuments in New Calton Burial Ground with Arthur's Seat and the Scottish Parliament in the background
The Watch Tower, New Calton Burial Ground
John Gall's vault, New Calton Cemetery, looking towards the watchtower
New Calton Cemetery looking to Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Palace
The Old Calton Burial Ground is a cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It located at Calton Hill to the north-east of the city centre. The burial ground was opened in 1718, and is the resting place of several notable Scots, including philosopher David Hume, scientist John Playfair, rival publishers William Blackwood and Archibald Constable, and clergyman Dr Robert Candlish. It is also the site of the Political Martyrs' Monument, an obelisk erected to the memory of a number of political reformers, and Scotland's American Civil War Memorial.
Old Calton Burial Ground
The main screen wall to Old Calton Burial Ground on Waterloo Place
Old Calton Burial Ground as seen from the south
Old Calton Cemetery, looking towards Calton Hill