Old Pentland Cemetery
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The Gibsone Mausoleum | |
  Location of Old Pentland Cemetery in Midlothian | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | Early 17th century |
| Location | Midlothian |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′05″N 3°10′50″W / 55.884622°N 3.180572°W |
| Type | Scottish/Christian |
Old Pentland Cemetery is a cemetery in Old Pentland, near Loanhead in Midlothian, Scotland. A category B listed building, the cemetery dates back to the early 17th century.[1]
The cemetery contains the remains of members of the Covenanter movement who died during the Battle of Rullion Green in 1666. The Gibsone burial vault was built in 1839 to designs by the architect Thomas Hamilton, and there is an 18th-century watch house,[1] used to guard against body snatchers. There are several medieval cross-slabs in the cemetery.[2]
The burial ground is on the site of Pentland parish church, which was established in the 13th century, and was still in use in 1907, although the parish had been joined with Lasswade in the 17th century.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Pentland Burial Ground, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ Reid, pp.95–97
- ↑ "Old Pentland, Burial Ground". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- Reid, Alan (1907). "The Churchyard Memorials Of Lasswade And Pentland" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 41: 81–99. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
External links
- Midlothian Doors Open Day 2007, p. 10
- Photos of Old Pentland Cemetery
- Old Pentland, Damhead Community Council website
