Abernyte Churchyard

Now that storm Dennis has mostly passed and all we have left is some wind (mild compared to Isle of Man), we headed out for a look about. Our first stop on this outing is the churchyard at Abernyte. This is a pretty old church having been rebuilt in 1672 and 1736. Unfortunately, my interior photos basically suck (really dark inside), so you won't see them. Here is the interesting stuff from the cemetery around the church.



This one dating from 1736 is a very unusual design and surprisingly intact. Notice the figures carved around the top edge of the stone.

From the other side, it is even more interesting. This is the memorial of a butcher.

This next stone is from 1789. You can read some of it if you are careful, but I cannot tell much about this person.

This one from 1731 is more legible. The son erected the stone in memory of his parents.

Just a note on the crooked stones. I carefully leveled the camera...these are the angles at which they stand.

Here we begin to see the connection between Scotland and Australia (remember the city name of Perth?). Here is the first gravestone we've seen outside of Australia with a complete family history engraved on it.

Here's the interesting side of another fascinating marker that memorializes someone I cannot determine.

This seems to be the stone for Izabel Swan but I cannot tell what all the symbols at the bottom mean. Other than the hourglass (that goes with the "time flies" in latin above it), I'm at a loss.

This person may have been a carpenter judging from the tools at the bottom.

This is the gravestone of the second butcher.

And we end this little tour with another stone dated 1758. It is curious how this stone is in worse shape than some of the others from the same period. But I do love the yellow, white and red lichen on it. It really adds a new level of interest to the classic shape of an engraved marker.