ORRA THINGS BOUGHT AND SOLD!
From the Scottish Book of Anecdote:
Tag: inscription
The inscriber ran out of room
On the back of a tombstone in Humbie Churchyard I came across this inscription: You will notice that, in the second line, the inscriber ran out of room. Footnotes: *The … Continue reading The inscriber ran out of room
‘WE AL MUST PAS’
In Humbie Churchyard I came across this incredibly intricate and well-preserved 17c tombstone: This tombstone recalls the SKIRVING family of: At the bottom of the tombstone is this carved Angel: … Continue reading ‘WE AL MUST PAS’
Can you make sense of this?
The inscribed stone, that once stood central in the Roundel, was removed to Keir Estate by William Stirling-Maxwell. The Roundel stone now stands in the grounds of the Smith Institute, Stirling. … Continue reading Can you make sense of this?