View of mural monument commemorating James Hill who died 1702, Hownam churchyard.
SC 1532234
Description View of mural monument commemorating James Hill who died 1702, Hownam churchyard.
Date c. 1986
Collection Papers of Betty Willsher, historian, St Andrews, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 1532234
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 34269
Scope and Content Mural monument commemorating James Hill, Hownam churchyard, Scottish Borders This mural monument, built into the wall of the church, commemorates James Hill, who died in 1702. The weathered inscription, now illegible in places, appears to commemorate other members of his family. Within the pediment, winged cherubs signify the soul's ascent to heaven whilst the crossed bones, hourglass and 'MOMENTO MORI' (Remember You Must Die) scroll express death and mortality. Above the inscription is a bestial Green Man, an emblem of renewal. Sometimes grotesque, cat-like or human, the foliate face of the Green Man appears in many medieval churches across Britain. Only in post-Reformation Scotland does the Green Man appear as a gravestone ornament, copied from those in churches and abbeys. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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