Eccles Parish Church, Churchyard
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Eccles Parish Church, Churchyard
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 96154
Site Number NT74SE 26.01
NGR NT 76378 41299
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/96154
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Eccles
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
Eccles Parish Church is surrounded by a churchyard which lies adjacent to the ruins of St Mary's Convent.
The churchyard contains gravestones dating from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. They include types of stones fashionable throughout this period, including table monuments, mural monuments attached to the churchyard walls and gravestones with classical details. There are also burial enclosures created for the use of individual families.
One of the table monuments is dedicated to the family of Dr George Johnston, who founded the Berwickshire Naturalists Club.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
