Jewish Burial Ground, Sciennes House Place, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 May 1990. Burial ground.

Jewish Burial Ground, Sciennes House Place, Edinburgh

WRENN ID: fossil-basalt-river
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 3 May 1990
Type: Burial ground
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Formed 1820, comprised of 1-24th of an acre, retained by existing sandstone rubble walls of varying dates, to S, E and W, probably largely 18th century. Lower wall to N, later 19th century, squared and snecked sandstone with saddleback ashlar coping; wrought-iron railings and 2-leaf gate.

Gravestones: 29 graves with variety of gravestones and wall monuments, dating from between 1820 and 1867, inscribed in Hebrew characters. Tripartite, Greek wall monument to E wall.

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