Old Pentland Kirkyard.

The original kirk, which has Knights’ Templar connections, was built in the 13th century but no trace of it is now visible other than an area devoid of graves; it was usurped by the Rosslyn Chapel, built a few hundred years later and a few miles distant.
It is notable for having Covenanters, from the Battle of Rullion Green in 1666, buried in unmarked graves while many more of their number were lost in the bogs of the Pentlands

The building at the end of the line of trees is the watch house, built by the gate for the benefit of a watchman whose task would have been to deter grave robbers from the time of Burke and Hare two hundred or so years ago.

The row of yew trees themselves are of interest. It is often thought that yews were planted in churchyards and graveyards to symbolise eternity in contrast with man's transient time on this earth. To add to the longevity concept, yews have the habit of "walking," as has happened with the Ormiston Yew not far from here; the walking is a phenomenon where-by branches droop down to the ground and take root and, while the original trunk may die of old age, the tree itself lives on in the cloned daughter; this cycle can be perpetuated and so further promotes the idea of eternal life.
While the symbology is probably correct, it seems to be more common for the churchyard or graveyard to be built around an existing yew, but having said that, a hedge such as this, is unlikely to be natural so must be the exception that proves the rule.

I have just posted yesterday’s blip, “Cutting the Grass.”