Edinburgh - Greyfriars Bobby

Outside the Greyfriar churchyard stands the famous dog memorial known as Greyfriars Bobby. In 1858 this Skye terrier loyally followed the coffin of his master, John Gray, to the graveyard. Up until his death 14 years later, the dog refused to leave the graveyard and a kennel had to be built for him there. The story moved Baroness Burdett-Coutts so much that in 1873 she had a memorial erected in his honor.