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Cemeteries of Edinburgh and Leith. 



memorial, and to many others equally interesting, there is now a 

 mournful pleasure in paying a solemn contemplative visit. 



Neither of these two burying-grounds already referred to, 

 however, come up to the New Calton Burying-Ground. Here 

 the superior order and system in all the arrangements evince the 

 able and judicious management of Mr. Hay. The situation is 

 most excellent, being on a gentle declivity on the south-east side 

 of the Calton Hill, and the raised terraces at the west end of it 

 give a most imposing appearance to the whole. The soil is 

 chiefly marl, and, from its declivity, it is freed from that abun- 

 dance of moisture so frequent in level places. To all these 

 natural advantages, scientific skill and good taste have contri- 

 buted much to heighten the beauty of the place. The walks are 

 neatly formed of gravel, tastefully edged with grass, kept smooth 

 and firm by rolling, and frequently mown to keep it short. A 

 circular-built watch-house, commanding a full view of the 

 whole cemetery, which at night is lighted with gas, and the many 

 ornamental tombstones, with the nicely planted roots and flowers 

 showing the affectionate regards of surviving friends, fill the 

 visitor with a pleasing and tender melancholy. 



Fig. 16. Lamb's Receiving- Box. 



But one of the many novel and wise arrangements to spare 

 time, save trouble, and to preserve the cleanliness of the grounds, 

 in this and in most of the burying-grounds mentioned, is, in the 

 use of a large wooden box {Jig. 16.), 7 ft. long, 4 ft. broad, and 



