A symbolic gravestone at Selkirk Auld Kirk graveyard
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Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 22 Nov 2015
This wonderful example of a portrait stone with winged soul above is unfortunately against a railed enclosure. The other side of the stone has the following inscription in a mix of upper and lower case letters: Here Lyes WILLIam Rodger late Deacon of the Taylors in SeLKIrK WhO Died the 25 of Jan 1763 ag ed 86 years
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