New Calton burial ground is on a hillside, with the graves built on a series of terraces. The paths can be steep. Entrances are at the south, from Calton Road, and the northwest, from Regent Road. There is an old watchtower at the northwest. The grave markers are mainly vaults or upright gravestones. While it was built 1817-1820, New Calton Burial Ground contains a number of older burials, which are re-internments from Old Calton Burial Ground. It is now maintained by Edinburgh Council, which holds internment records from 1857 onward.