Showing posts with label Tour Scotland Graveyards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tour Scotland Graveyards. Show all posts

Tour Scotland Photograph Churchyard Kinfauns March 16th


Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Churchyard at Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Churchyard at Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Churchyard at Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Graveyard


Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the graveyard in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this photograph at 1pm, today in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph William Duncan Gravestone Abernyte


Tour Scotland photograph of the William Duncan gravestone in the graveyard cemetery in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland. Died 1738. Open book; weaver's frame with skull, single bone and pair of hourglasses inside; shuttle suspended on chain.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Weigh Scales Gravestone Abernyte Churchyard


Tour Scotland photograph of a weigh scales gravestone in the graveyard in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Skull And Crossbones Gravestone Abernyte Churchyard


Tour Scotland photograph of a skull and crossbones gravestone the churchyard cemetery in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland. A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two long bones crossed together under or behind the skull. The design originates in the Late Middle Ages as a symbol of death and especially as a memento mori on tombstones.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Isabella Clunie Playfair Gravestone


Tour Scotland photograph of the Isabella Clunie Playfair gravestone in the Churchyard cemetery in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland. Isabella Clunie Playfair daughter of Charles C. Playfair and Margaret Lunan, his wife. Died 12st September 1908, aged 33 years.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Gravestone Abernyte Churchyard


Tour Scotland photograph of an interesting old gravestone in Abernyte Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph William Paterson Gravestone


Tour Scotland photograph of the William Paterson gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland. Commemorating William Paterson, who died in 1765. Butcher scene; pair of cherubs; 'SOLI DEO GLORIA' inscription; shield containing portrait of man with butchery tools; 'MEMENTO MORI' ribbon, hourglass, skull in profile, crossbones.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Abernyte Churchyard


Tour Scotland photograph of the churchyard in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Photographs Of Folk Art Found Graveyards In Scotland


Photographs of Folk Art found in graveyards of Scotland. 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.