Gravestone and Graveyard Designs
Gravestone Carvings and Symbols
The Carved Stones Adviser Project Introduction to Graveyard Recording booklet contains sections and gravestone designs and symbols (get download). Several online guides have been developed by local historians dealing with gravestone symbols and carvings including:
- Guide to Gravestone Carvings by William E. Wolsey
- Cemetery Art and Symbolism by Pam Reid
- Symbolism in Greenwood Cemetery
- Glossary of Victorian Cemetery Symbolism
Online Articles
- Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles and Greenwood Cemetery (USA) by Jason Holm
- Chest Tombs by Jonathon Taylor, Historic Churches 2003
Iron Memorials and Graveyard Ironwork
The Scottish Ironwork Database details iron structures either located in Scotland, or manufactured by Scottish companies and includes entries for graveyard memorials and features.
Page last updated August 2006