James Home's headstone, North Leith Burial Ground
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James Home's headstone, North Leith Burial Ground
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 9 Oct 2011
The gravestone of a ship's master, bearing the date 1761 below a Green Man holding an anchor in his mouth. I assume the symbolism to mean that the anchor which would normally point downwards now points heavenwards.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.975696
Longitude
-3.175481