Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, various memento mori Location: Just south of the town the kirkyard is to be found down a country lane and is situated behind the old manse, now entitled Dunnottar House. OS Map Reference: NO 862 852 Date: Description: Tombstones dating from the 17th & 18th century may be engraved with emblems of mortality, such as skulls, bones, the sexton’s spade and turfcutter, or an hourglass symbolising the sands of time running out the words "memento mori" themselves are sometimes also inscribed . These older stones may be embellished with winged souls, often at the top of the headstone, to represent the hope of resurrection and immortality. Related Information: Era: various Settlement: Stonehaven Town: Stonehaven County: Kincardine Information Source: Related Artefacts: Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Sextant on Old Stone Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Merchant's Headstone Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Skull on Churchyard Wall Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, 17th Century Headstone Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Celtic Cross Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, general info Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Headstone of Town Bellman Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven, Headstone with Tools Categories: Other Memorials and Grave Art Iconography: memento mori tools Creator: External Links: