View of gravestone depicting Sting and Ling, brewers men, 1722.

Description View of gravestone depicting Sting and Ling, brewers men, 1722.

Date 1980

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

Catalogue Number SC 789846

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Gravestone of Agnes Muir, Dalmeny Parish Church and Churchyard, Dalmeny, Edinburgh This shows a carved scene on the east face of the stone. The two figures carrying a barrel of ale, are commonly called 'Sting and Ling'. They are brewer's men, delivering the cask to a customer. They each carry ale measures, and the barrel is carved with such detail that the bung hole is visible. The figures are surrounded by emblems of death, bones, sexton's (gravedigger's) tools, and a large skull. 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 monument commemorates Agnes Muir, who died in 1722. It is inscribed: 'Here Ly's Agnes Muir spouse/to John Crighton who dyed/the 2nd of November 1722/aged 51 years'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference BWA/55/S

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap