A symbolic gravestone at Selkirk Auld Kirk graveyard
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A symbolic gravestone at Selkirk Auld Kirk graveyard
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 22 Nov 2015
This stone shows the deceased wearing a coat together with a death head’s skull and hourglass which are symbols of mortality. The inscription details on the other side of the stone have weathered away.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.546236
Longitude
-2.840892