This well-established Cemetery was created in 1564 and holds what is claimed to be one of the most important tombstone collections in Scotland, and was built on grounds belonging to the Greyfriars (Franciscan) Monastery. Mary Queen of Scots granted the land to the Burgh of Dundee. The bulk of the monuments face to the East, but burials commenced in 1655 and continued until 1776 when most of the available space was used, creating a need for a replacement called ‘The New Howff’ on the slopes of Dundee Law.