Aberdalgie Churchyard General view of William Blayd's gravestone, 1790. Digital image of A 14064

Description Aberdalgie Churchyard General view of William Blayd's gravestone, 1790. Digital image of A 14064

Date 1985

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

Catalogue Number SC 803261

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of A 14064

Scope and Content Gravestone of Isobel Smyth, Aberdalgie Parish Church and Churchyard, Aberdalgie, Perth & Kinross This pointed gravestone features a large winged soul (symbol of the spirit ascending to Heaven after death). It wears a periwig, a fashionable accessory for gentlemen of the period, and has beautifully carved wings with finely incised feathers. The epitaph, found on many gravestones across the UK, is contained within a rectangular panel. 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 Isobel Smyth, who died in 1782. It is inscribed: 'W B IS/1790/ERECTED BY/WILLIAM BLAYD IN PERTH IN/MEMORY OF HIS SPOUSE ISOBEL/SMYTH WHO DIED THE 30 OF/DECEMBER 1782 IN THE 35/YEAR OF HER AGE SHE WAS/A LOVING WIFE AND AN AFFEC/TIONATE MOTHER/TIME HOW SHORT ETERNITY HOW/LONG BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO/DIES IN THE LORD'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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