Exploring a graveyard

Old graveyards are fascinating, revealing so much of a village or town through the names and the ages of those buried there. We were surprised at the longevity of such a high proportion of 18th and 19th Century parish residents: where our local graveyard has a 56 years or a 62 years, this churchyard at Guist had 79 years, 76 years. Then of course there are the young men lost to the First World War. Interesting, not least because of the way nature has clasped the stones to itself.