Cowie Chapel winged hourglass headstone
Location
Cowie is in the north east of Stonehaven. The kirkyard is east of the golf course clubhouse.
Cowie, Stonehaven
OS Map Reference
NO 884 874
Description
This unusual memento mori symbol of a winged hourglass may be seen on this badly eroded 18th century stone within the ruined chapel.
Era
1700s
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- Cowie Chapel, St. Mary's of the Storms, Cowie Kirkyard
Categories
Iconography
- memento mori
Photographer
- Pat Copner
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