John Gibson's Grave
Introduction
The photograph on this page of John Gibson's Grave by Mary and Angus Hogg as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
John Gibson's Grave
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 31 Aug 2013
This beautifully carved stone shows the figure of John Gibson. The skull and bones represent man's mortality as does the hour glass which reminds observers that their time is running out too. The open book represents the Bible. The inscription on the other side shows that John's wife died only a few months after her husband's death. It reads: HERE LYES THE CORPS OF JOHN GIBSON WHO DEPA RTED THIS LIFE THE 7TH OF APRIL 1730 YEARS AGE 52 ALSO THE CORPS OF ELI ZABETH NIEL HIS SPOUS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 10TH OF AUGUST 1730 AGED 55 YEARS
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
55.483079
Longitude
-4.573242