View of gravestone commemorating John Guthrie, 1744, in the churchyard of Lundie Parish Church.

Description View of gravestone commemorating John Guthrie, 1744, in the churchyard of Lundie Parish Church.

Date 1988

Collection Papers of Betty Willsher, historian, St Andrews, Scotland

Catalogue Number B 4011/18

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 2236506

Scope and Content Gravestone of John Guthrie, Lundie Parish Church, Angus This tympanum (top part) of this gravestone features a winged soul (symbol of the spirit ascending to Heaven after death), two small masks (perhaps further soul-images) and two flowers, which appear to be thistles (emblems of Scotland). Between the pilasters below is an armorial panel which includes a depiction of a weaving loom and shuttle, emblems of the trade of a weaver. Scottish gravestones feature a wealth of imagery and symbolic devices which represent trade emblems, symbols of death and resurrection, and Biblical scenes. They offer a fascinating insight into how our ancestors saw themselves and how they wanted to be remembered, as well as providing a store of information for people interested in family or local history, and folk art. This gravestone commemorates John Guthrie, who died in 1744. It is inscribed: 'JOHN GUTHRIE AND ANN NICOL/HERE LIES JOHN GUTHRIE/IN BALSHANDO WHO DEPA/RTED THIS LIFE JUNE 12/1743 AGED 27 YEARS'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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