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Errol Parish Church Graveyard

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Burial Ground (17th Century)

Site Name Errol Parish Church Graveyard

Classification Burial Ground (17th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Errol Church Graveyard; Errol Churchyard

Canmore ID 166443

Site Number NO22SE 44

NGR NO 25226 22814

NGR Description Centred NO 25226 22814

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/166443

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Detail of the tombstone commemorating Alexander Omay, 1639, in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church, with skull, hourglass, crossed bones and sexton's tools.
Detail of the tombstone commemorating Alexander Omay, 1639, in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church, with skull, hourglass, crossed bones and sexton's tools.General view of gravestones in Errol Parish Church Graveyard. General view of gravestone of Margaret Hill, 1754. Rosettes, crown over crossed palm fronds and vine, double winged souls and pair of double torches. Foliate crest Insc: 'R.H K.M'. Emblems of mortality linked by ribband. (skulls, arrows of Death, hourglass and crossed bones). General view of gravestone of May Duff, 1762. Double rosette with double torches of Life and Death. Winged Soul over ribband insc: 'After Death Life. Hors Est Boni Viri Natalis'. Shield with the tools of a mason (setsquare, folding ruler, dividers chisel, hammer and mallet). Insc: 'D.M S.D'. General view of the tombstone commemorating Alexander Omay, 1639. Coped stone with emblematic figures, symbols of trade and several inscribed panels. General view of gravestone with winged soul, shield and skull motif inscribed 'Memento Mori'. Detail of the tombstone commemorating Alexander Isles, 1744, with two lions supporting a crown, with the tools of a shoemaker, in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church.General view of the tombstone commemorating Alexander Omay, 1639, in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church. Coped stone with emblematic figures, symbols of trade and several inscribed panels.View of the tombstone commemorating Alexander Omay, 1639, in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church. Coped stone with emblematic figures, symbols of trade and several inscribed panels.Detail of the tombstone commemorating Alexander Omay, 1639, in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church, with skeleton with arrow of death, scythe and hourglass, and a figure known as the 'King of Terrors'.General view of gravestone commemorating Andrew Adam and dated 1746 in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church, with two shields containing the emblems of a ploughman and those of a weaver, with 'Memento Mori' ribbon, hourglass, sexton's tools, skull and coffin below.Errol Old Parish Churches, Errol Churchyard. General view of gravestone of Margaret Hill, 1754. Rosettes, crown over crossed palm fronds and vine, double winged souls and pair of double torches. Foliate crest Insc: 'R.H K.M'. Emblems of mortality linked by ribband. (skulls, arrows of Death, hourglass and crossed bones). Digital image of A 37033 POView of gravestone commemorating May Duff dated 1762 in the churchyard of Errol Parish Church. The stone features double rosette with double torches of Life and Death, winged soul over ribband inscribed 'After Death Life. Hors Est Boni Viri Natalis', and shield with the tools of a mason (setsquare, folding ruler, dividers chisel, hammer and mallet. Insc: 'D.M S.D'.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Perth And Kinross
  • Parish Errol
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Perth And Kinross
  • Former County Perthshire

Archaeology Notes

NO22SE 44 centred 25226 22814

See also NO22SE 23.00.

NO 2522 2281 A watching brief was carried out during repair work to two sections of retaining wall at Errol Churchyard (NO22SE 23.00). No bones were disturbed during work on the western wall, but during the excavation of the southern wall, a quantity of disarticulated human skeletal remains, coffin nails, pottery and glass were recovered. All human remains were retained and will be returned.

Report lodged with Perth and Kinross SMR and the NMRS.

Sponsor: Perth and Kinross Council.

M Kirby 2003.

Further Details

Site Management (29 October 2009)

Buildings at Risk Register BARR

Rubble walls enclosing L-plan graveyard containing site of former parish church.

17th century tomb chests with clearly carved emblems of the dead, include that of Alexander Omay, 1639. 18th century gravestones of good sculptural quality and mural monument (to W) with relief carving flanked by Roman Doric columns supporting battered cope and deep roll-moulded panel (detail eroded). Headstone with angel's head and wings flanked by initials 'DM' (May) and 'SD' (Duff), of 1762. 19th century stones include simple stone with 3 carved hearts over commemorative inscription 'ERECTED BY WILLIAM FLOWERDEW (CHURCH') OFFICER IN ERROL, 1808'. Moulded-apex incised memorial to 'WILLIAM MELVILLE BORN 15 MARCH 1772 DIED AT MEGGINCH 21 JULY 1862/HAVING PASSED HALF A CENTURY IN INDUSTRIOUS EMPLOYMENT AT MEGGINCH HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE HONOURED AND LAMENTED BY HIS NUMEROUS FRIENDS'; the stone was erected by J M Drummond of Megginch. Obelisk commemorating Reverend David Dow, died 1818, with name of sculptor 'D JACK' incised over vermiculated plinth.

GATEPIERS AND GATES: pyramidally-coped, square-section ashlar gatepiers with 2-leaf decorative ironwork gates. (Historic Scotland)

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