Scottish Kirkyards

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Genealogy, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History
Cover of the book Scottish Kirkyards by Dane Love, Amberley Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dane Love ISBN: 9781445630755
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Publication: May 15, 2010
Imprint: Amberley Publishing Language: English
Author: Dane Love
ISBN: 9781445630755
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication: May 15, 2010
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Language: English

The Scottish kirkyard has been vastly underrated as a place of historical importance, offering a wealth of information to the visitor or local historian. Within its confines can be found Pictish symbol stones, medieval sculpture, eighteenth century folk art and ruins of ancient kirk buildings. Here, Dane Love investigates kirkyards from all over Scotland and reveals the stories within them. The author examines the role of the kirkyard in the Scottish community, from being the parish market place where law-breakers were imprisoned in the 'jougs' to the days when the body-snatchers stole corpses and the more tranquil times when kirkyards became Victorian 'gardens of death'. He explains the meanings of carvings on the tombs, relates the traditional burial customs of Scotland, and, in a useful appendix, shows the visitor where to look for the graves of famous Scots. Scottish Kirkyards shows how the social history of an entire area can be compressed into a single plot of land.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Scottish kirkyard has been vastly underrated as a place of historical importance, offering a wealth of information to the visitor or local historian. Within its confines can be found Pictish symbol stones, medieval sculpture, eighteenth century folk art and ruins of ancient kirk buildings. Here, Dane Love investigates kirkyards from all over Scotland and reveals the stories within them. The author examines the role of the kirkyard in the Scottish community, from being the parish market place where law-breakers were imprisoned in the 'jougs' to the days when the body-snatchers stole corpses and the more tranquil times when kirkyards became Victorian 'gardens of death'. He explains the meanings of carvings on the tombs, relates the traditional burial customs of Scotland, and, in a useful appendix, shows the visitor where to look for the graves of famous Scots. Scottish Kirkyards shows how the social history of an entire area can be compressed into a single plot of land.

More books from Amberley Publishing

Cover of the book The Last Days of Steam in Bristol and Somerset by Dane Love
Cover of the book Maidstone Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book Industrial Locomotives & Railways of The Midlands by Dane Love
Cover of the book Britain's Shield by Dane Love
Cover of the book Brewing in West Sussex by Dane Love
Cover of the book The Bluebell Railway by Dane Love
Cover of the book Burniston to Ravenscar Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book Thornbury Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book Leavesden Aerodrome by Dane Love
Cover of the book Warminster Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book A History of Death and Burial in Northamptonshire by Dane Love
Cover of the book The Cotswolds at War by Dane Love
Cover of the book From Balloon to Boxkite by Dane Love
Cover of the book 1940 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs by Dane Love
Cover of the book RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 by Dane Love
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy