IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
East End, EARLSTON, TD4 6HU

This bird was resting on a headstone in Earlston Parish Churchyard.

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

Faint traces of a winged soul, a symbol of immortality, can be made out at the head of the stone, and the open book is often regarded as the bible to show religious devotion. The scales can either be the emblem of a merchant or represent the weighing of the soul on the Day of Judgement. I’d probably go for a merchant here as some kind of implement is below the scales. Unfortunately, the inscription has weathered badly.

A telephoto shot of this red sandstone church with tower (1892) from the edge of the square on White Hill.

This red sandstone building (1892) is located on the eastern edge of Earlston.

A close up of the detailing on the Brown memorial Image] displaying emblems of mortality in the form of an hourglass and skull with crossed bones.

These 17th and 18th century carved memorials for the owners of Park Farm are set into the southeast external wall of the church. A stone on the far left, transferred from an older building, marks the successors of Thomas the Rhymer. It is inscribed:- AULD:RYMR RACE LYES.IN:THIS PLACE

A red sandstone Victorian (1892) church with a tower, located at the east end of Earlston. The churchyard contains a good variety of memorials, including 18th and 19th century table tombs and obelisks.