Pictures from Perth's historic Greyfriars Cemetery. Greyfriars opened in 1580 on the site of a destroyed monestary, as the site at St John's Kirk became full, and, while most burials since 1849 took place in Wellshill, the final burial took place as late as 1978. Greyfriars was itself expanded in 1795 and 1820, and restored between 1999 and 2001 by Perth and Kinross Council.
As part of this restoration, a number of the more significant headstones were moved to under a canopy at the rear of the graveyard. The oldest of these stones dates back to 1580 when Greyfriars opened, however many stones of the 16th and 17th centuries were lost when Cromwell took them for use in building his citadel on the South Inch.
Many of the stones have intricate decorations / artwork on them which depicts the occupation of the person interred. While some stones have succumb to the weather over the centuries, many still remain in tact with the epitaphs still easily readable.
Greyfriars is open to the public daily between 10am-4pm and 12pm-4pm on Sundays.
Link to full collection follows:
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