Understanding Scottish Graveyards

Contents

Preface to the 2005 Edition of Understanding Scottish Graveyards

Foreword to the 4th Edition

Chapter 1.The Graveyards

Chapter 2.Types of Monuments, Symbols and Inscriptions

Chapter 3. Recording and Studying Graveyards

The Regional Guide

Introduction to the Guide to Scottish Gravestone Symbols by Region

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Ayrshire

Banffshire and Morayshire

Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire

East Lothian

Fife

Kincardineshire

Midlothian

Perthshire

Scottish Borders: Berwickshire, Selkirkshire, Peeblesshire and Roxburghshire

Southwest Scotland: Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire

Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire

West Lothian

Afterword

Glossary

Appendix: Adam and Eve Stones, Abraham and Isaac Stones and Quarles Stones

Examples of Built Features Found in Graveyards

Further Reading

Bibliography

About the Author

Dr Susan Buckham specialises in the study of Scottish historic graveyards, with a particular focus on burial sites of the post-Reformation period. Drawing on 20 years of experience in graveyard recording, conservation, research and interpretation, Susan’s knowledge and skills span graveyard history and development, conservation good practice, and the policy and legislation relevant to burial ground management and protection.

Susan is currently the Graveyards Project Manager at Edinburgh World Heritage and runs Kirkyard Consulting, a consultancy specialising in the conservation and research of Scottish graveyards. She is an Honorary Research Fellow, History at the University of Stirling.

As a member of the Death in Scotland Conference Committee, Susan works to raise awareness of and accelerate interest in research into Scottish death studies. Susan is also the Deputy Chair and Treasurer of the National Committee on the Carved Stones in Scotland (NCCSS).

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