The Newburgh Pilot

The anchor is a fairly common symbol on Scottish gravestones being a Christian symbol representing the hope of a safe anchorage in the afterlife. Anchors are also to be found on the graves of Masons, being a Masonic symbol for well-grounded hope.

Sometimes, however, as here, the anchor is an emblem of the trade of a dead mariner. This large beautifully carved granite gravestone in the old Newburgh graveyard marks the final anchorage of James Crombie, Pilot, who did in 1931 at the age of 81 years.