James Craig
The name James Craig is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in Greyfriars private cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
There are 466 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
James Craig was buried in 1795. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
James Craig is listed on the GPR grave numbered 138490.
James Craig is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
James Craig has the record number 293664 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 23 June 2011
There is one image available for the monument listing James Craig (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against James Craig record:
At the age of 23 Craig won the competition for the design of Edinburghs New Town How far he was responsible for the final outcome is still a subect of controversy The lines on his tombstone are from his uncle James Thomsons Prospect of Great Britain: August around what PUBLIC WORKS I see! Lo! STATELY STREETS lo! SQUARES that court the breeze Even framd with elegance the plain retreat The private dwelling