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The Liberton Inn and kirk at the crossroads that was the centre of the village, now swallowed up into Edinburgh.
©Richard Webb
The original foundation was a chapel from the 12th-century reign of David I which became a rectory for the collection of tithes. After the Reformation it became the parish kirk for the village of Liberton, about two miles south of Edinburgh.
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The upright winged hour-glass suggests that the grave's occupant was deemed to have led a full life until it was terminated by a natural cause. A glass turned sideways would suggest a premature death.
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Taken from carpark at Liberton Hall.
©Alan Morrison
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A tumbling tower-house: might the death of the occupant have ended a family line? [[1406395]]
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A rare depiction of 18th-century farming on the tomb of William Straiton of Tower Farm, Liberton. It shows a furrowed field with a horse-drawn harrow, a farmer broadcasting seed, a figure with an open sack of grain, and a team of horse and oxen pulling an Old Scots Plough. The background appears to represent the Braid Hills, at the foot of which stand farm buildings. [[1406395]] [[2326005]]
©kim traynor
The present building, designed by James Gillespie Graham and erected in 1815, stands on the site of a chapel granted to the Canons of Holyrood by King David I in 1143. The kirkyard contains over 200 gravestones from before the middle of the 19th century.
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Richly carved table tombstone which bears the following inscription: "Here lyes interred Mrs. Katharine Hamelton spouse to William Straiton She died October 29 1753 aged 45 years as also William Straiton hir husband breuer and burgess of Edinburgh and fermer in Braid who departed this life February 17 1754 aged 48 years and thre of their children who al died young" Note the figure of the farmer in his Sunday garb holding bundles of corn under his arms and in his hands, presumably signifying prosperity. The furthest pillar shows a skeleton about to cut the cord of a weight dangling above the head of a female mourner. [[1406405]]
©kim traynor
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Liberton is a Church of Scotland Church surrounded by a churchyard and municipal cemetery.
©Kay Williams
Dist:0.2km<br/>The municipal cemetery at Liberton, neighbouring the churchyard. The 'toppled' headstones were deemed unstable by the city council and deliberately flattened for safety reasons - see The Scotsman 6 Aug 2003 http://news.scotsman.com/edinburghgravestones/Grave-issue-that-needs-gentle.2449934.jp . On the horizon to the left are Edinburgh University's King's Buildings, and to the right, just visible, Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags.
©Kay Williams

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