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Greyfriars Bobby was a dog who reportedly guarded his owner’s grave for fourteen years in the Greyfriars Kirkyard.Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who guarded his master’s grave for a supposed 14 years from when he died. Greyfriars Bobby was born… more »

1636-1691George MacKenzie was a Scottish lawyer, the Lord Advocate, and the supposed ghost haunting the Greyfriars Kirkyard.George MacKenzie was born in Dundee, Scotland. The exact year of his birth is somewhat ambiguous, with various works dispu… more »

Greyfriars Kirkyard is a graveyard in Edinburgh, which has come to be the burial ground for numerous notable and famous Scots.The Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding the Greyfriars Kirk, at the southern edge of the Edinburgh Old Town are… more »