Greyfriars Kirk is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard.
Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edinburgh, founded in 1598. Initially, this congregation met in the western portion of St Giles'. The church is named for the Observantine Franciscans or "Grey Friars," who arrived in Edinburgh from the Netherlands in the mid-15th century and were granted land for a Catholic friary at the south-western edge of the burgh.
In the wake of the Scottish Reformation, the grounds of the abandoned friary were repurposed as a cemetery, in which the current church was constructed between 1602 and 1620. In 1638, National Covenant was signed in the Kirk.
Apr - Oct:
Mon - Sat: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sun services: 11 a.m. (English), 12:30 p.m. (Gaelic)
Story of Greyfriars Museum and shop:
Mon - Fri: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sat: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Closed to visitors Nov - Mar with the exception of Sun services.
Note: Be sure to check the official website for any possible changes in the opening times prior to your visit.
Free admission.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars_Kirk
Official website http://www.greyfriarskirk.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Greyfriars-Kirk-315809751935188/
Email administrator@greyfriarskirk.com
Phone +44 131 225 1900
Address 86 Candlemaker Row Edinburgh, Midlothian EH1 2QA, UK
Coordinates 55°56'47.873" N -3°11'32.173" E
