Greyfriars Artefact Investigation Kit
The kit supports the Stories in Stone learning resource. It contains real artefacts and engaging cross-curricular activities.
The Artefact Investigation Kit was developed with primary school pupils from St. David’s Primary School who gave feedback on the activities.
What’s in the box?
Stone Samples: Examples of different stone types used to make gravestones
Mourning Jewellery: A Victorian mourning locket with human hair
Mourning Dress: Photographs of women in mourning dress from the 1800s
Mourning Envelope: A funeral invitation envelope 1931
Archaeological Finds: 5 sets of ‘finds’ – objects found on an archaeological dig.
Historic Postcards: Postcards showing views of and from Greyfriars
Print of Greyfriars Kirkyard from 1816
Lithograph by J Sime showing mural monuments and ‘body mounds’ of the poor buried in Greyfriars
Viewmaster with 7 images of historic Greyfriars
Undertaker’s Bill: An undertaker’s bill from a shop in Edinburgh (date needed)
Timeline cards
Illustration of Greyfriars Kirkyard by Carmen Moran: A modern illustration of Greyfriars inspired by RL Stevenson’s description of the kirkyard.
