I was told the skull and cross bones were engraved on the headstones of masons. There are also some in Oxnam. Rosemary Richardson Date sent: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:45:21 +0100 From: "relder" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [BORDER] Gravestone's > Can anyone tell me why in & around Selkirk i.e Ashkirk, Ancrun, Minto etc > in the Church Cemetery there are Skull & Cross Bone monuments, they where > very small but dotted around the graveyard, there was one with the Skull & > Cross Bone but also an Axe falling on a head, is this anything to do with > a Plague? Curious Bob > > ______________________________ --------------------- London, UK [email protected]