Greyfriars Kirkyard

E122071

cemetery historic site tourist attraction

Greyfriars Kirkyard is a historic cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for its notable burials, atmospheric setting, and connections to Scottish history and literature.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Greyfriars Kirkyard canonical	28
Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh	6
Old Calton Burial Ground	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1036370 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Greyfriars Kirkyard
Context triple: [James Hutton, placeOfBurial, Greyfriars Kirkyard]

A. Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh
Canongate Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a historic churchyard on the Royal Mile, best known as the burial place of economist and philosopher Adam Smith.
B. Calton Hill
Calton Hill is a prominent hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its panoramic city views and collection of historic monuments and buildings.
C. Calton Jail
Calton Jail was a former 19th-century prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, that once dominated Calton Hill before being largely demolished in the early 20th century.
D. George Square
George Square is a central public square in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its historic monuments, civic buildings, and role as a focal point for public events and gatherings.
E. Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens is a famous public park in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying beneath Edinburgh Castle and separating the Old Town from the New Town.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Greyfriars Kirkyard
Target entity description: Greyfriars Kirkyard is a historic cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for its notable burials, atmospheric setting, and connections to Scottish history and literature.

A. Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh
Canongate Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a historic churchyard on the Royal Mile, best known as the burial place of economist and philosopher Adam Smith.
B. Calton Hill
Calton Hill is a prominent hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its panoramic city views and collection of historic monuments and buildings.
C. Calton Jail
Calton Jail was a former 19th-century prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, that once dominated Calton Hill before being largely demolished in the early 20th century.
D. George Square
George Square is a central public square in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its historic monuments, civic buildings, and role as a focal point for public events and gatherings.
E. Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens is a famous public park in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying beneath Edinburgh Castle and separating the Old Town from the New Town.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Greyfriars Kirk ⓘ linked to: Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
associatedWith	Edinburgh ghost tours ⓘ Greyfriars Bobby ⓘ linked to: Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog Harry Potter series ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter novel series Mackenzie Poltergeist legend ⓘ
city	City of Edinburgh ⓘ linked to: Edinburgh
contains	Covenanters' Prison ⓘ Martyrs' Monument ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monumental gravestones ⓘ table tombs ⓘ
containsGraveOf	Allan Ramsay ⓘ George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh ⓘ Greyfriars Bobby's owner John Gray ⓘ James Hutton ⓘ William McGonagall ⓘ many Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
denomination	Presbyterian ⓘ
eraOfMostMonuments	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
governingBody	City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
hasFeature	high boundary walls ⓘ view of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ watchtowers and mortsafes remnants ⓘ
hasMemorial	Greyfriars Bobby memorial nearby ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site ⓘ
inspired	character names in Harry Potter ⓘ
locatedIn	Edinburgh ⓘ Old Town, Edinburgh ⓘ linked to: Old Town of Edinburgh
namedAfter	Franciscan friars ⓘ linked to: Order of Friars Minor
near	George IV Bridge ⓘ National Museum of Scotland ⓘ
notableFor	alleged hauntings ⓘ atmospheric setting ⓘ connections to Scottish Covenanters ⓘ connections to Scottish literature ⓘ historic burials ⓘ
openingDate	late 16th century ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Church of Scotland ⓘ
style	Scottish funerary art ⓘ
tourismType	dark tourism ⓘ literary tourism ⓘ
usedAsBurialGroundFrom	1560s ⓘ

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