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Offline Andi R

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Spooky Gravestone Markings
« on: Monday 12 December 05 22:02 GMT (UK) »
I came across a odd marking on a grave the other day does anyone know if there was any significance

Widthways on the base was a crossed bones then a skull then crossed bones again????

Andrew

and I do have a pic
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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:05 GMT (UK) »
Pirate or Privateer??

How old was the grave?

Jinks

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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #2 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:08 GMT (UK) »
Just means death according to this.

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml

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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #3 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:11 GMT (UK) »
Jun ye 10th 1729

Andrew

Not seen one like this

Interesting site though, but a boring meaning if true I was hoping a plague victim or something
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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #4 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:17 GMT (UK) »
Can you post the photo, be interesting to see it.

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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #5 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:25 GMT (UK) »
I could make it clearer by resizing it in two bits

Wording only on one side so someone else expected which is sad
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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #6 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi Andrew,

I'm pretty sure these types of emblems/carvings refer to 'death'.

I hope they do anyway, otherwise half the population of Stirlingshire were either spooks or  pirates!

Anne

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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #7 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:36 GMT (UK) »
Anne

Hava a look at that site that Kevwood said earlier it gives all the symbol meanings

Andrew

 see it was a nicer day when you got that pic it was raining on mine
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Re: Spooky Gravestone Markings
« Reply #8 on: Monday 12 December 05 22:39 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Andrew,

I've got all these websites in 'my favourites' already.

Anne :)