Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Skull on Churchyard Wall

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Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Skull on Churchyard Wall

Location

Just south of the town the kirkyard is to be found down a country lane and is situated behind the old manse, now entitled Dunnottar House.
Stonehaven, Kincardine

OS Map Reference

NO 862 852

Description

An extremely realistic and well executed carved skull set in the kirkyard wall above an upright stone that itself bears an upward looking relief of a skull, much eroded, on its top surface.

Era

Unknown

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Iconography

  • memento mori

Photographer

  • Pat Copner

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