Actual Education Interactive Guided Tours

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-Not just Greyfriars Bobby!-_
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The story of Greyfriars Bobby is known throughout the world thanks to two films about the dedicated little terrier. What many visitors don't realise is that the Kirkyard has more to offer than the amazing story of the faithful little Skye Terrier... much more!

Greyfriars Kirkyard has many wonderful monuments, tombs and gravestones but the stories behind the people buried here are just as fascinating as their memorials.

You'll get to 'meet' some of the most famous people in Edinburgh's history. There are over 150,000 people buried here and we've got some fascinating stories!

Greyfriars has an eclectic mix of Old Edinburgh characters. From one of the men involved in the first game of golf to be covered by the press, to the top judge in Scotland, this intruiguing historic Edinburgh attraction has it all.

You'll 'meet' a supporter of the Jacobites who insisted that he was buried with a crate of wine which was to be dug up and drunk when the Jacobites regained the throne.

Then there's the story of the man who acted as regent for the infant King James VI...and who was executed for his role in the assination of James' father, Henry, Lord Darnley.

We also give you a chance to explore a mortsafe cage which was built to try and stop the bodysnatchers who undoubtedly roamed Greyfriars Kirkyard in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. One of the most famous anatomy 'dynasties' is buried here, Alexander Munro (primus) and his son, Alexander Munro (secundus) are buried here although the third in the line is buried elsewhere. Munro Jr was the anatomist who started the dissection on the body of William Burke, part of the infamous 'Burke and Hare' partnership.

No visit to the burial ground would be complete without a detailed look at the Covenanters Prison and its tragic tale.

If you like golf then you'll love finding out about one of the men who played in the first golf match to be covered by a newspaper...but you might be horrified to hear of his life and grisly death at the hands of a lynch mob.

We also pay a brief visit to the tombs relating to the story of the famous 'wee dug' - Greyfriars Bobby! You didn't think we'd leave him out did you...

We're so glad you want to learn more about this exciting software! The following links will let you learn more about this innovative Interactive Guided Tour.

This tour has been split up into three sub-tours. Each of these take you around some of the most interesting tombs and monuments in Greyfriars. You'll truly discover that this fascinating graveyard has more than the markers for 'auld Jock' and his faithful pooch, Greyfriars Bobby!


Let's find out why Greyfriars Bobby isn't the only 'resident' here!.


You can try a scene from the Greyfriars Kirkyard Interactive Guided Tour.

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Each of the panoramic scenes can be viewed in full screen, or like this. Here we can see the memorial for Greyfriars Bobby.

The Greyfriars Kirkyard Interactive Guided Tour helps you understand the lives of people who are buried in the graveyard. It also reveals some of the architectural finery on many of the different tombs.

Some graves mark the last resting place of a single person and some remember the lives of different members of a family. This memorial commemorates the Covenanters who died for their religion.

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