A symbolic gravestone at the site of the former Minto Old Parish Church
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A symbolic gravestone at the site of the former Minto Old Parish Church
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 16 Apr 2008
This Memento Mori (remember you must die) portrait stone shows the deceased holding a book which denotes religious devotion. A winged soul above is a symbol of immortality representing the human soul rising to await Judgement Day, while the hammer, tongs and horseshoe below indicates that this is the grave of a blacksmith. Minto Old Parish Church was demolished in 1831, the same year that the present church was built. The stone is in a small group by an ancient yew tree Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.47473
Longitude
-2.67832