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befor what man is that livethe hear
and unto death wil not compear"
Near the centre of the South end of the
churchyard is an upright slab treated on
the front architecturally with ? fluted pilasters
supporting an architrave and pediment. In
the centre standing on a skull is a male human
figure holding in his right hand an open
book. inscribed Psalm xxvi Verse 48:
beneath the book are the hour glass and
cross bones. The inscription on the back
reads "Here lyes John Burges son to John
Burges in Townfoot of Dinwoodie who died
Feb. [February] the 16 1742 Aged 28 years.

Earthwork Laverhay.
This earthwork situated on the moorland
about 1/2 m. [mile] to the N. [North] of Laverhay seems to
be the turf dyke of an old enclosure of
some considerable extent and not defensive.
It is significant that within it the ground
is devoid of heather which luxuriates
all round. Along the N. [North] side there
is an outer bank running down from
the N E [North East] corner some 15 feet out rather
slighter. I fancy it has formed with the
inner mound a bught or pen.