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 Winter Photograph William Taylor Dunbar Gravestone

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the William Taylor Dunbar gravestone in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. Provost, or Mayor, of Coupar Angus, from 1929 to 1931. Died April 10th, 1936, aged 65.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Beatrice McIntosh Robertson Gravestone

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Beatrice McIntosh Robertson gravestone in the cemetery im Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. In loving memory of Beatrice McIntosh Robertson, who died November 29th, 1915, aged 36.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Watchtower

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the old watchtower in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. The Watchtower was used to observe, and guard against Scottish grave robbers.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Robert Fisher Gravestone

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Robert Fisher gravestone in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. In memory of Robert Fisher, farmer, who died May 8th, 1813.

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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.