Old
Pentland Cemetery
One of the most striking
features as you approach the cemetery is the line of ancient yew
trees running along the perimeter wall. The largest building at Old
Pentland is the Gibsone Mausoleum designed in 1839 by the architect
Thomas Hamilton; another of his buildings is the Royal High School.
It commemorates Sir John Gibsone and his wife Henrietta and more
recently Jack Gibsone, Laird of Pentland, who died December
1992.
The Gate House was
constructed to provide shelter for the family of the recently
deceased, who kept watch until the body was no longer of use to the
anatomists. Within the Gate House are the Arnold Stones thought to
be from the 12/13th Century, associated with the Knights
Templar.
Old Pentland also has links
with the Covenanting Movement and the Battle of Rullion
Green.