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 Northumberland Viewpoints by Dane Love
Cover of the book Redhill & Reigate Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book Brewing in Britain by Dane Love
Cover of the book Dinas Powys St Andrews Major & Michaelston-le-Pit From Old Photographs by Dane Love
Cover of the book Peebles Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book Secret Aberdeen by Dane Love
Cover of the book A Life of Emily Bronte by Dane Love
Cover of the book Corby & Rockingham Forest Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC - AD 450 by Dane Love
Cover of the book The First Atlantic Liner by Dane Love
Cover of the book Bloodline by Dane Love
Cover of the book Maleficium by Dane Love
Cover of the book The Martians are Coming! by Dane Love
Cover of the book Welsh Military Airfields Through Time by Dane Love
Cover of the book Secret Barnstaple 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