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The 19th century saw almost all memorial permutations of the past come back with gusto. Wall monuments, crypts, headstones, table and slab stones and even replica Hog Backs were all common designs in Victorian Scotland. The introduction of the Cast-Iron Grave Marker would simply add yet another embellishment to an already decorative art form.
Lilias Adie (c. 1640 – 1704) [1] was a Scottish woman who lived in the coastal village of Torryburn, Fife, Scotland. [1] She was accused of practising witchcraft and fornicating with the devil but died in prison before sentence could be passed. Her intertidal grave is the only known one in Scotland of an accused witch – most were burned. [2]
[2] [5] Wall is believed to have been condemned as a witch in the 17th century, as part of the Scottish Witch Trials. [2] [3] There are a number of theories about her identity. One theory suggests she was a member of the Rollos family of Duncrub Castle near Dunning, Perthshire. [1]
It has been extended south on two occasions, [6] and it now abuts the bridge carrying the Perth-to-Dundee section of the Scottish railway network. Also on the southern side of the cemetery is a roofed section under which are thirteen early gravestones. Moved for conservation purposes, they include the oldest gravestone in the cemetery (Buchan ...
The kirkyard displays some of Scotland's finest mural monuments from the early 17th century, rich in symbolism of both mortality and immortality, such as the Death Head, Angel of the Resurrection, and the King of Terrors. These are mostly found along the east and west walls of the old burial yard to the north of the kirkyard. [7]
The Govan Stones is an internationally-important museum collection of early-medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow, Scotland. [1]The carved stones come from the surrounding early medieval heart-shaped churchyard and include the Govan Sarcophagus, four upstanding crosses, five Anglo-Scandinavian style hogbacks, the 'Govan Warrior' carving, and a wide range of ...
Monuments and memorials in Scotland. See also Category:Outdoor sculptures in Scotland. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 ...
Scottish military memorials and cemeteries (2 C, 7 P) T. Tumuli in Scotland (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Cemeteries in Scotland" The following 24 pages are in this ...