Types of Gravestones

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Last Monday my class visited visited two graveyards. The first was located at the Cathedral Church and the second was located at St. Patrick's Church. In this post I will display 10 different types of gravestones that we found at the cemetery. 

Mausoleum, Cathedral Church

The picture on the left is of a  mausoleum. Mausoleums are named for their characteristic of a large house like structure. They are intended to be able to hold around six tombs inside, often for the same members of a family.

Cross Die on Socket, Cathedral Church

The picture on the right is categorized as a die on socket. In other words, this gravestone is actually two separate stones that are connected by thick rods. The wider base stone at the bottom is a different stone than the top stone.

Broken Die on Socket, Cathedral Church

The picture to the left is also a die on socket. however, this one has clearly been damaged. This picture displays a better representation of how the rods work and hold together the top stone and bottom base. If you look a bit closer you can see the two rods sticking out of the base stone.

Rose Carving

The picture to the left displays a beautiful carving of a rose into the pedestal tomb. It is great to see how each tomb was decorated. you can get a sense of the spirits personality or vibe even from just looking at it.



The picture below is a zoomed out picture of a pedestal tomb with the rose carving. A pedestal tomb consists of a large base or platform where the inscriptions are usually located, with a long shaft that sits on top of the base.                                                                                                                                                     

                                      
The picture to the right is some more beautiful detailed carvings
located around the cross. This tomb was located within a small gated area inside of the cemetery so we can infer that this area was isolated for members in the same family.

The last picture at the bottom of the post is located at the front entrance of St. Patrick's Church. It is a box tomb. The main characteristics of a box tomb is that it consists of a structure that is a rectangular shape and sometimes has a ledger stone located on top or a type of sculpture.

Location St. Patrick's Church

zoomed out pedestal tomb

Box tomb