Hepburn memorial, Prestongrange Church 1670
Abstract
Memorial stone to John and George Hepburn. Prestongrange Church, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland The memorial was originally inscibed as below but is now severely weathered. George Hepburn, his age ninety-six. He died Feb.25, 1671. John Hepburn, his age eighty-eight. He died Jan. 24, 28 .1670. The worn panel underneath shows portions of the common rhyme :—" If thou Jisteth passing by Yoiv'll know who in this tomb doth ly," etc./ The Memento mori legend, with a skull and cross-bones, appears on and under the lower member of the pane. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab
Fields of Study & Subjects
Historical Studies of British Isles
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 24 July 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset