Watercolour of Scrooge's resting place!
Canongate Kirk is a historic Church of Scotland parish church on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in the Old Town. Built between 1688 and 1691, it serves the Canongate area, including the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Scottish Parliament, and even Edinburgh Castle.
The church features a distinctive Dutch-style end gable and a small Doric-columned portico at the entrance. Its roof apex bears a golden cross within antlers, representing the former Canongate coat of arms, updated in 1949 from a stag shot by King George VI.
Ordered by James VII after displacing the prior congregation from Holyrood Abbey, the kirk was completed under William and Mary. It underwent major restorations post-1863 fire, in the 1950s (removing galleries for a lighter interior), and in 1991, plus a Frobenius organ installation in 1998.
The surrounding graveyard holds economist Adam Smith, poet Robert Fergusson (with a statue outside), philosopher Dugald Stewart, Agnes Maclehose (“Clarinda” to Robert Burns), and traditionally David Rizzio. Bishop James Ramsay is also buried here.
 
Interesting fact..
Ebeneezer Scroggie, a grain merchant (“meal man”), inspired Dickens’ Scrooge; the author misread his 1836 tombstone as “mean man” during a kirkyard visit.