Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Celtic Cross Gravestone

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of a Celtic Cross gravestone in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. In memory of Bell family from Coupar Angus.

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A Scottish Graveyard Miscellany explores in words and extraordinary pictures the folk art of Scottish graveyards from the eighteenth century, when gravestones began to be widely used, to the present day. Each old kirkyard is a riotous celebration of folk art: there are skulls and skeletons, ships and lighthouses, angels galore, carved portraits of our forebears and even a gravestone decorated with a picture of Bart Simpson and his skateboard! More than mere memorials, the graves are a collection of pages in stone taken from the history of Scottish everyday life. Scotland's kirkyards are not gloomy places to be shunned, but places to find vivid stories from the lives of people, without distinction of class or creed. There is much humour in this book, and the photographs throughout taken by the author illustrate better than words why we should look after the unique treasuries in our midst. The Scottish Graveyard Miscellany: The Folk Art of Scotland's Graves.

Tour Scotland Photograph Celtic Cross Gravestone Ardler Churchyard Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel photography of a Carmichael Celtic Cross gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Ardler, Perthshire, Scotland. The village was originally named Washington in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. Following the establishment of a formal parish in 1885, the name Ardler permanently superseded Washington. Peter Carmichael of Arthurstone was born in 1899 Fife and rose to become the chief mechanical driver behind Dundee's booming flax and textile trade. As a senior partner in the massive Baxter Brothers and Company Limited he was a brilliant engineer who patented several major manufacturing inventions, including a hackling machine and a rotary gill. He was a warm, deeply religious man who frequently wrestled with how to balance his commercial interests with the genuine well-being of his labourers
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Tour Scotland Photograph Celtic Cross

Tour Scotland photograph of a Celtic Cross in Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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