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Old Jewish Cemetery

Hidden behind a walled gate in Sciennes House Place can be found what was once Scotland’s only Jewish burial ground. Opened in 1816 the small graveyard remained in use until the 1867.
Only a few of the inscriptions can still be read due to the weathering of the headstones.

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Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

Old Jewish Cemetery

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