Famous Graves in Scotland

Sir William Wallace

1270 – 23 Aug 1305

Scottish Historical Figure. Though he has become a leading...

Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Scottish National War Memorial Cenotaph

Birth and death dates unknown.

This memorial commemorates nearly 150,000 Scottish casualties in...

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Robert King of Scots The Robert the Bruce

11 Jul 1274 – 7 Jun 1329

Scottish Monarch. The son of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick and...

Lochawe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Robert the Bruce

11 Jul 1274 – 7 Jun 1329

Scottish Monarch. The son of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick and...

Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

MacBeth

1005 – 15 Aug 1057

Scottish Monarch. The subject of one of William Shakespeare's...

Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Lockerbie Air Disaster Memorial

21 Dec 1988 – 21 Dec 1988

The monument is dedicated to the memory of all whom lost their...

Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Robert the Bruce

11 Jul 1274 – 7 Jun 1329

Scottish Monarch. Robert was the first son of Robert de Brus, 6th...

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Thomas Johnstone Lipton

10 May 1850 – 2 Oct 1931

Businessman. He founded the Lipton Tea Company. At fifteen he...

Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

Robert Burns

25 Jan 1759 – 21 Jul 1796

Poet. Born the eldest of seven children at Alloway, near Ayr, the...

Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Robert Carver

1485 – 1568

Composer. Regarded as Scotland's greatest 16th Century musician....

Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Dolly the Sheep

5 Jul 1996 – 14 Feb 2003

Dolly the cloned sheep was put to death after premature aging and...

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sir Walter Scott

15 Aug 1771 – 21 Sep 1832

Author. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland the son of Anne Rutherford...

Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Greyfriars Bobby

4 May 1855 – 14 Jan 1872

Scotland Folk Dog. This little black Skye Terrier best...

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

David I King of Scots

1080 – 24 May 1153

Scottish Monarch and Saint. Son of Malcolm III Canmore and Saint...

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William McMaster “Will” Murdoch

28 Feb 1873 – 15 Apr 1912

Titanic Officer. William McMaster Murdoch, the fourth child and...

Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sir James Matthew Barrie

9 May 1860 – 19 Jun 1937

Playwright. Born in the small weaving town of Kirriemuir,...

Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland

James King of Scots I

30 Dec 1394 – 21 Feb 1437

Scottish monarch. Son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He...

Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

James Clerk Maxwell

13 Jun 1831 – 5 Nov 1879

Scientist. A mathematical physicist, he is best remembered as the...

Parton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Joan Beaufort

27 Dec 1407 – 15 Jun 1445

Scottish Monarch. Queen consort of James I. The daughter of John...

Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

William McBean

1 Jan 1818 – 23 Jun 1878

Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. A native of...

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland