NT5727 : A symbolic stone at Longnewton burial ground

near to Longnewton, Scottish Borders, Great Britain

A symbolic stone at Longnewton burial ground
A symbolic stone at Longnewton burial ground
A Memento Mori (remember death) headstone in the small graveyard at Longnewton, displaying symbols of mortality in the form of the skull, hourglass and crossed bones. The inscription on the back reads:-

HERE LYES JANET
DODS SPOWS
TO WALTER SCOT
SHE DIED MAY
THE FIRST 1706
HER AGE 70
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NT5727, 9 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Walter Baxter   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Sunday, 24 August, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 5 September, 2008
Category
Gravestones   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 5775 2730 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:32.2548N 2:40.2603W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 5770 2730
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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