gravestones
Carved memorial slabs
Gravestones are stone markers placed at graves, typically inscribed with the deceased's name, dates of birth and death, and sometimes an epitaph or decorative carving.
The terms gravestone, tombstone, and headstone are largely interchangeable, though headstone specifically marks the head of a grave.
We walked through the old cemetery reading the gravestones.
Burial site monuments
- tombstonesMemorial stones over graves
- markersPens with porous tips
- epitaphsInscriptions honoring the deceased
- inscriptionsWords carved into surfaces
monuments · memorials · cemetery · burial · plots · resting place · commemoration · remembrance
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
bronze · carved · etched · polished · weathered · moss · lichen · erosion
Place for interring remains
- churchyardBurial ground beside chapel
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
- somberGravely serious in mood
- quietLacking in sound
peaceful · eerie · haunting · gothic · fog · moonlit · ravens · shadows
Monumental building for interment
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- steleInscribed memorial pillar
- cairnMemorial stone pile
- tumulusAncient burial mound
dolmen · cenotaph · shrine · ancestral · pilgrimage · offerings · joss paper · Day of the Dead
headstones
Burial site monuments
- tombstonesMemorial stones over graves
- markersPens with porous tips
- epitaphsInscriptions honoring the deceased
inscriptions · monuments · memorials · cemetery · burial · plots · resting place · commemoration · remembrance · dedications
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
sandstone · bronze · carved · etched · polished · weathered · moss · lichen · erosion · patina
cemetery
Place for interring remains
- churchyardBurial ground beside chapel
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
- somberGravely serious in mood
quiet · peaceful · eerie · haunting · gothic · fog · moonlit · ravens · shadows · melancholy
mausoleum
Monumental building for interment
tumulus · dolmen · cenotaph · shrine · ancestral · pilgrimage · offerings · joss paper · Day of the Dead · ofrenda
cross
Pass from side to side
urn · dove · lamb · Celtic · Victorian · ornate · scrollwork · floral · religious · symbols
- gravesheadstones, tombstones, headstone, burial sites, tombstone
- Inscribed Monumentsmemorial tablets, stone tablets, marble tablets, memorial plaques, bronze plaques
- cemeteriescemetery, burial, headstones, headstone, gravesites
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- haunted attractionshaunted house, jump scare, haunted maze, jump scares, strobe light
gravestonesunmarked graves
Burial sites without identification
mausoleums · pyramids · potter's fields · mass graves · crypts
gravestonesbirth certificates
Documents proving nativity
baby announcements · cradles · birthstones · nurseries · welcome signs
gravestonessky burials
Excarnation by birds
sea burials · cremation urns · unmarked graves · memorial trees
- gravestone rubbingCopying grave inscriptions manually
- gravestone inscriptionsText on burial markers
- gravestone carvingsInscriptions on burial markers