Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Sextant on Old Stone
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
Date
18th cent ?
Description
An elegant relief carved recumbent stone with motifs of a sextant and dividers clasped in hands surrounded by an ornate baroque cartouche of scroll work with memento mori at the corners. Presumably the grave of a navigator.
Era
Unknown
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Categories
Iconography
- hands
- memento mori
- tools
Photographer
- Pat Copner
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