Scottish KirkyardsHale, 1989 - 223 pages Presents an account of the Scottish churchyard, with details of burial customs, gravestones, strange tales, early times, body-snatching and more. |
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List of Illustrations | 13 |
The old kirk of Pettinain Lanarkshire | 14 |
Early Times | 19 |
Copyright | |
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