A gravestone in Kirkmaiden Old Parish Church burial ground
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A gravestone in Kirkmaiden Old Parish Church burial ground
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 23 May 2013
This stone was erected by Thomas and Agnes Milligan in memory of several family members who died in the late 19th and early 20th century. There is a fine carving of a sailing ship at the head and an inscription reads:- THO’ BOREAS BLASTS AND NEPTUNES WAVES HAS TOSSED ME TOO AND FRO IN SPITE OF THEM BY GODS DECREE I HARBOUR HERE BELOW ALTHO’ AT ANCHOR HERE I LIE WITH MANY OF OUR FLEET THERE IS A DAY WE MUST SET SAIL OUR SAVIOUR CHRIST TO MEET
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Image Location
Latitude
54.692015
Longitude
-4.911514