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Al sinds 1620 is deze kerk een punt van herkenning in het oude centrum van Edinburgh. Vandaag de dag wordt de Highland Kirk nog steeds gebruikt als gebedshuis, maar bezoekers kunnen van april tot en met oktober ook de kerk bezoeken voor meer informatie. Vooral de bijbehorende begraafplaats heeft veel bekendheid gekregen door de spraakmakende verhalen die erover zijn verteld. Zo was het een vaste stek voor grafschenners, maar is het ook de plek waar het hondje Bobby dag en nacht zat aan het graf van zijn baas, Greyfriar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":596818,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tip_category":[3244],"class_list":["post-11409","tip","type-tip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tip_category-bezienswaardigheden"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGreyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk in Edinburgh<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bezoek de Greyfriars Highland Kirk in Edinburgh en hoor het spraakmakende verhaal van hondje Bobby. 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