Canongate Church

church, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Canongate Kirk is a church located in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is part of the Church of Scotland, which is also referred to as "the Kirk". The church is situated along the Royal Mile, a historic street in Edinburgh's Old Town. The Canongate area itself originated as a burgh granted to the monks of Holyrood Abbey by King David I in the 12th century. The Baroque-fronted Canongate Church was built between 1688 and 1690. Its graveyard contains the tombs of notable figures like the poet Robert Fergusson and economist Adam Smith.1234

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…a teacher-training college; the Baroque-fronted Canongate Church (1688–90), whose graveyard contains the tombs of 18th-century poet Robert Fergusson and political economist Adam Smith; Acheson House (1633), containing the Scottish Craft Centre; Huntly House, containing the Civic Museum; and the old Canongate Tolbooth (1591). Queensberry House (1681), acquired by William Douglas,…
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…a teacher-training college; the Baroque-fronted Canongate Church (1688–90), whose graveyard contains the tombs of 18th-century poet Robert Fergusson and political economist Adam Smith; Acheson House (1633), containing the Scottish Craft Centre; Huntly House, containing the Civic Museum; and the old Canongate Tolbooth (1591). Queensberry House (1681), acquired by William Douglas,…
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