Height Quaker Burial Ground, Cartmel Fell, Cumbria
N 54° 15.273 W 002° 54.752
30U E 505698 N 6011847
The Quaker burial ground is a short distance up the road from Height Meeting House, on the other side of the road. Sheltered by trees and a high wall. Entrance through stone covered lych type gate way. A scenic small graveyard. Still maintained.
Waymark Code: WM1T2C
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/04/2007
Views: 44
Height Quaker Burial Ground,
Cartmel Fell,
Cumbria
England
There are 20 small headstones still standing erect, with the most recently dated 1973, and 3 huge grave slabs lying flat in one corner. Look for JW Teasdale's headstone. He was 9 when he died in 1913. As was intended every grave would be the same, no distinction between the worthy and the humble, even after death.
There are 3 very large stone grave covers lying flat in far corner. In the entrance is an oak beam with name of burial round and date of first use. There are two benches at the top, facing the headstones and the view.
Like the meeting house down the road, the land was given by Lawrence Newton, and he was presumably the first to use it in 1676.
Quaker headstones, their removal.
The Yearly national Meeting in 1717 and again 1766 instructed that all headstones be removed from all Quaker burial grounds. Friends were erecting 'vain monuments' over their dead relatives graves. This decision was rescinded later (1850) and simple uniform headstones were used in each area to help relatives find their deceased. Eventually a pattern was agreed, with deceased's name, age and date of death inscribed on a simple locally made stone.
Quakers were unbaptised and were forbidden burial in "consecrated ground" or in church connected graveyards. They buried their dead on private land and would do the same for those forbidden burial in church consecrated land (unbelievers, condemned, suicides etc.).
Parking at gate way.
Sources: Donald A Rooksby The Man in Leather Breeches, A People to be Gathered, And Sometime Upon the Hills
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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