Thomas Bannatyn Tombstone Hourglasses - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
N 55° 56.835 W 003° 11.628
30U E 487896 N 6200225
The tombstone for Thomas Bannatyn is located in the historic Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMWRJV
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/07/2017
Views: 2
The grave site is very elaborate. In the center of the tombstone is a tablet with an inscription. Just above this tablet on the right is a cherub holding his head with his right hand and holding an hourglass with his left hand. In the decorative area above the cherub, there is a reclining figure also holding his head with his right hand and holding an hourglass with his left hand.
The inscription on the tablet reads:
"If thou list, that passest by,
Know who in this tombe doth ly ;
Thomas Bannatyn, abroad
And at home who served God.
Though no children he possest,
Yet the Lord with meanes him blist.
He of them did well dispose,
Long ere death his eyes did close.
For the poore his helping hand,
And his friends his kyndness land ;
And on his deare bed-fellow,
Jennet Macmath, he did bestow,
Out of his lovelie affection,
A fit and goodlie portion.
Thankful! she herself to prove,
For a sign of mutuall love,
Did nor paines nor charges spair
To sit up this fabrick fair ;
As Artemise, that noble frame,
To her deare Mausolus' name."
What type of hourglass is it?: Hourglass
Is this hourglass accessible 24/7?: no
If the hourglass is not accessible 24/7, open hours for the location of the hourglass:
The following website provides detailed information about public access times for the cemetery: http://www.greyfriarskirk.com/visiting-kirk
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