Tour Scotland photograph of a 1784 Skull and Crossbones gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. Carved symbols were more important than names in the 17th and early 18th century headstones. The skull, crossbones and hourglass were a reminder of the mortality of man, whereas an angel blowing a trumpet, or a winged head promised ascension to heaven, at least for the chosen elect.
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