The Grave Of John McClure
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Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 18 Mar 2009
A fine, albeit moss-covered, stone in Alloway Auld Kirkyard. The inscription at the foot of the stone, which is partly submerged, reads: NO MAN PUTTETH HIS HAND TO THE PLOUGH & LOOKING BACK IS FIT FOR THE KING DOM OF GOD The inscription on the other side of the stone reads: HERE LYES THE CORPS OF JOHN McLURE IN NETHERTOUN OF ALLOUAY WHO DIED JULY 1753 AGED 37 ALSO MARY JOHN & MARY McLURES HIS CHILDREN
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