Kirk of the Canongate
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The Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The parish includes the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament. It is also the parish church of Edinburgh Castle, even though the castle is detached from the rest of the parish. On 9 March 2011, it was confirmed that the wedding of Zara Phillips, the Queen's granddaughter, and Mike Tindall, will take place at the church on 30 July 2011. The church was founded in 1688 and completed in 1691. The master mason in charge was James Smith. A plaque on the front of the church bears witness to it having been built through a large bequest from a local merchant. "In 1688 King James VII ordained that the Mortification of Thos. Moodie, granted in 1649 to build a Church, should be applied to the erection of this structure" Architecturally, the Kirk has a Dutch-style end gable and a curious, small doric-columned portico over the entrance. Although outwardly rectangular, the Kirk's interior has a cruciform layout (highly unusual for a post-Reformation, pre-Victorian Church of Scotland building).
Photo 1303, May 2011 |
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Canongate Kirk, detail above front entrance.
Photo 1304, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk The kirkyard (Canongate Churchyard) is the resting place of several Edinburgh notables including the economist Adam Smith, the philosopher and Smith's biographer Dugald Stewart, Agnes Maclehose (the "Clarinda" of Robert Burns), David Rizzio, the murdered private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the poet Robert Fergusson, whose statue in bronze by David Annand stands outside the kirk gate. James Ramsay (bishop) is also buried here. Photo 1305, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk
Photo 1306, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk
Photo 1307, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk
Photo 1310, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk
Photo 1311, May 2011 |
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Smith's burial place in Canongate Kirkyard
Photo 810, May 2011 |
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The Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The parish includes the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament. It is also the parish church of Edinburgh Castle, even though the castle is detached from the rest of the parish. On 9 March 2011, it was confirmed that the wedding of Zara Phillips, the Queen's granddaughter, and Mike Tindall, will take place at the church on 30 July 2011. The church was founded in 1688 and completed in 1691. The master mason in charge was James Smith. A plaque on the front of the church bears witness to it having been built through a large bequest from a local merchant. "In 1688 King James VII ordained that the Mortification of Thos. Moodie, granted in 1649 to build a Church, should be applied to the erection of this structure" Architecturally, the Kirk has a Dutch-style end gable and a curious, small doric-columned portico over the entrance. Although outwardly rectangular, the Kirk's interior has a cruciform layout (highly unusual for a post-Reformation, pre-Victorian Church of Scotland building). Photo 845, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk The kirkyard (Canongate Churchyard) is the resting place of several Edinburgh notables including the economist Adam Smith, the philosopher and Smith's biographer Dugald Stewart, Agnes Maclehose (the "Clarinda" of Robert Burns), David Rizzio, the murdered private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the poet Robert Fergusson, whose statue in bronze by David Annand stands outside the kirk gate. James Ramsay (bishop) is also buried here. Photo 882, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk Canongate Mercat Cross 1128 Photo 883, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk Photo 887, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk
Photo 888, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk
Photo 891, May 2011 |
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Kirkyard of Canongate Kirk
Photo 893, May 2011 |
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