Graven Images

[Andi R]

Heres a couple of stones I found @ Ancrum not wierd but quite unusual on was for a twelve year old girl the other illegible, one has a spooky sort of camera strap image that wasn't there when I took the photo 

[PrueM]

Beautiful headstones, aren't they - never seen any like those before.  Whereabouts is Ancrum?

I wouldn't worry about the spooky image - it really is just a camera strap!     

[Andi R]

Ancrum is a village in the Scottish Borders, 4 miles north of Jedburgh. The village — which currently has a population of around 300

It is the area of Scotland that is totally unspoilt and has a great pub called the 'Cross Keys'  and I got bought a drink by a Scotsman - how rare is that

The graveyard is near a middle age settlement and Roman fort

Andrew

I bet they looked fantastic new, not taking away from the sad reason for their purpose

[Vasquez109]

Do you know how old those stones are?

David.

[Andi R]

David

I don't know how old as one has all the inscription worn away the other one with the little girl on is of a twelve year old but thats all I could make out in the time I had, I might be going back though

Andrew

[Vasquez109]

Would be interested to find out!

[Andi R]

David

one of the ones on the first post was 1777

these ones from Lilliesleaf one 'gravenimage3' was 1746

[Vasquez109]

Those are very unusual I must say. Must have taken the mason quite some time to carve those!

[Andi R]

Agreed but I come across the same or similar carvings right across the Borders I wonder if they were by the same mason, they seem to be standard

I think at least one of each different pattern should be restored, despite the laws which protect moss and lichen which make it illegal to restore them, or at least the mosses and lichens would need to be identified by an expert

The stones themselves should be protected against further erosion

AR