General view of gravestone commemorating the children of William Dick and Margaret Main. Skull and large angel. Digital image of B 42930/34

Description General view of gravestone commemorating the children of William Dick and Margaret Main. Skull and large angel. Digital image of B 42930/34

Date 1993

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

Catalogue Number SC 801777

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 42930/34

Scope and Content Gravestone of George and James Dick, Old Parish Church, Boyndie, Aberdeenshire This gravestone features a skull, an emblem of death and an angel depicted ascending to Heaven. In the angel's lower hand (left) can be seen the top of a leg bone, a common emblem of mortality. The message conveyed by the stone is that after death comes ascension to Heaven for the godly. 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 George and James Dick, who died in 1764. It is inscribed: 'This stone is erected by/William Dick & Margaret/Mair at Nettle Mill of/Boyndie in memory of/their children George/& James Dick who died/December 1764 George/aged 7 & James aged 5 years'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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