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Canongate Kirk

Name: Canongate Kirk
Rating: 4.4

4.4 ·

Pause at Canongate Kirk, a quiet 17th-century church on the lower Royal Mile. Walk among the kirkyard's old stones, find Adam Smith's grave and step inside to see the building's design.

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Full description

Canongate Kirk is a 17th-century Presbyterian church at the lower end of the Royal Mile, notable for its distinctive architecture and its surrounding kirkyard, the resting place of several well-known Scots. Reviewers describe a humble yet beautiful building with a few interesting artefacts inside, step-free access, and a peaceful graveyard under old trees.

Adam Smith's grave sits in the churchyard, which adds a literary and intellectual draw for culture-minded visitors. The church also runs a busy concert programme.

Plan around twenty minutes for the grounds and a look inside.

Adam Smith's grave sits in the churchyard, which adds a literary and intellectual draw for culture-minded visitors. The church also runs a busy concert programme.

Plan around twenty minutes for the grounds and a look inside.

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Address

153 Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8BN, UK

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

20 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Find Adam Smith's grave in the kirkyard garden
step-free access makes the church feasible for wheelchair users
check the concert listings if you want to hear music inside.

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Reviews

A pretty kirk with a few interesting artifacts to see. The building is architecturally interesting and surrounded by a beautiful graveyard. The kirk has no steps and is fully accessible to people who use a wheelchair or have mobility issues. There is a disabled toilet. They have an induction loop.

Shelley C

1/5

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