Careston Kirkyard - Angus, Scotland. - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

The rural parish of Careston (pronounced car-is-ton) is situated in the fertile plain of Strathmore around four miles west of the Angus town of Brechin. Sir Alexander Carnegy of Balnamoon suggested a church to be built in the area due to parishioners having to travel to the parish church in Brechin. The T-plan building was started in 1636 and completed in 1641. Since then it has been remodelled in 1808 and 1905.

The churchyard lies predominately to the south, surrounded by farmland, with the older gravestones nearest the church, and newer ones to the south. Many older stones were removed in the 19th century due to repair work on the church's steading building, and despite the large size of the churchyard, the gravestones are sparsely laid out.

The featured gravestone is up against the eastern wall close to the church and reads as follows:

'ERECTED
BY
JOHN MILNE & SUSAN COX
IN MEMORY
OF THEIR DAUGHTER
ANNIE
WHO DIED FEB. 28th 1883
Aged 10 1/2 YEARS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE
ABOVE JOHN MILNE WHO
DIED AT WHITESIDE, CARESTON
ON SEPT. 13th 1914
ALSO OF HIS WIFE
SUSAN COX
WHO DIED 18th DEC. 1921
IN HER 86th YEAR
ALSO OF THEIR LOVING AND
DEVOTED DAUGHTER
BETSY STEWART
WHO DIED AT BARNS OF AIRLIE
12th NOV. 1931, AGED 65 YEARS
INTERRED HERE

NOT DEAD BUT GONE BEFORE'

The church is no longer in use, but the newer part of the graveyard is.

Name of church or churchyard: Careston Kirk Approximate Size: Medium (51-100)

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