An old gravestone at Earlston Parish Churchyard
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An old gravestone at Earlston Parish Churchyard
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 28 Jan 2024
The hourglass is a symbol of mortality and when upright it is a reminder to the passerby that time is running out. When it is horizontal it indicates that time has run out for the departed. The inscription below reads: TIMES GLAS WITH RAPID COURSE DOTH RUN AND MAKES NO STOP NOT STAY ALL MORTALL MEN PREPARE SHOULD THEN DEATHS SUMONS TO OBEY The inscription on the other side of the stone reads: MEMENTO MORI HERE LYES MARGARET NI COL SPOUSE TO JAMES BROUN MEALMAKER IN FANS, WHO DIED FEBRY 6TH 1750 AGED 67 YEARS
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Image Location
Latitude
55.640214
Longitude
-2.667516