Greyfriar's Bobby

One of the most popular monuments in Edinburgh. Bobby was a Skye Terrier dog owned by 'Auld Jock' A night watchman. When Auld Jock died of tubeculosis on 15th February in 1858 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Greyfriar's cemetery, Bobby kept a daily vigil and lay over his masters grave for 14 years until his own death on 14th January 1872. He only left the grave at one o'clock each day to be fed by the local people, returning to the grave immediately after he was fed. This monument was errected in 1873 and is life size. It is always surrounded by tourists.

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