Old Calton Burial Ground

27 Waterloo Pl, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH1 3BQ

Unlike other burial grounds, the management of Old Calton was not attached or under the control of a church, but was run as a business by the Incorporated Trades of Calton. Established in 1718 as the resting place for merchants and tradespeople, it was bisected in 1817 with the construction of Waterloo Place and interments ceased in 1865.

Monuments in the larger, southern section include:

• Philosopher David Hume's Mausoleum
• The Scottish-American Soldiers' Monument - a standing figure of Abraham Lincoln, with a freed slave giving thanks at his feet which, when unveiled in 1893 drew huge crowds.
• The Political Martyrs’ obelisk commemorating five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The north section is by far the smaller but this rarely visited graveyard is worth a look. The entrance is next to the Parliament House Hotel(15 Calton Hill, Edinburgh EH1 3BJ).