Highland Family History Society

Monumental Inscriptions

This shows all our Monumental Inscriptions volumes currently for sale.
Examples of Gravestone Inscriptions.

Burial Place	County	Price (Ł)	Weight (g)	Notes	No of Stones
Alness Old Churchyard	Ross-shire	3.00	80		659
Avoch Churchyard	Ross-shire	3.60	180	Second edition with some amendments	651
Brachlich Cemetery, Gollanfield	Inverness-shire	1.80	60		200
Chapel Yard, Inverness	Inverness-shire	12.00	550		2802
Croy Churchyard	Inverness-shire	2.70	85		367
Daviot Churchyard	Inverness-shire	2.40	70		246
Dores Churchyard	Inverness-shire	3.00	90		427
Fortrose Cemetery & Cathedral	Ross-shire	3.00	90	This updated edition has 155 new memorials including all those inside the ruined Cathedral	450
Geddes Churchyard	Nairnshire	1.80	40		124
Greyfriars Cemetery, Inverness	Inverness-shire	2.40	90		132
Killearnan Churchyard	Ross-shire	1.80	60		286
Kilmuir (Black Isle)	Ross-shire	2.70	60		239
Kirkton of Ardersier Cemetery	Inverness-shire	2.70	85		393
Lochend Churchyard	Inverness-shire	2.40	105		129
Old Churchyard, Petty	Inverness-shire	3.00	100		476
Old High, Inverness	Inverness-shire	4.50	220	Recently reprinted in A4	574
Old Kilmore Churchyard, Drumnadrochit	Inverness-shire	3.60	190		496
Rosemarkie Churchyard	Ross-shire	4.50	220		575
St Clements, Dingwall	Ross-shire	4.50	240		689
Suddie Burial Ground	Ross-shire	1.80	50		454
Urquhart Old Churchyard, Black Isle	Ross-shire	4.50	250	One of the oldest burial grounds so far recorded. 281 memorials have dates earlier than 1800. Of these 26 are in the 1600s.	937

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Examples of Gravestone Inscriptions

There's a lot of variability in the length of gravestone inscriptions, and the information they contain.

The grave of the founder of an iron works, after whom Wells Street in Inverness is named.

Stone 767
Sacred To the Memory of Jonathan WELLS, Late Iron Founder in Inverness, who died the 28th September 1826, aged 57 years. This stone is erected by His family as a tribute of esteem and gratitude untill they meet at the General Resurrection of the Just to part no more. And of his affectionate spouse, Mary MUIR, who died on the 24th Day of September 1834, aged 65 years; also of Jonathan WELLS, Late Iron Founder, Inverness, who died on the 20th October 1872, aged 52 years. "Stop passengers as you pass by, As you are now so once was I, As I am now so must you be, Prepare yourselves to follow me".

Here are the graves of two victims of the Battle of Culloden, who both fought on the Hanoverian side.

Stone 947
Here lys the body of John CAMPBELL of Achnabaw, Captain of the Argyle Militia, who was wounded at the Batel of Culoden on the 16 of Apryle 1746, and dyed the nixt day, aged 26 years. "My glas is run".

Stone 2031
Here lyes the body of Joseph JACKSON Esqr, Captain in a Brigade of Houghtons Regt., second son of Alderman Joseph JACKSON of Carlisle, England, who died May ye 20 1746, aged 24 years and 6 moneths.

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