ABSTRACT
Gravestones are items of material culture which are particularly valuable as an analytical tool in the consideration of cultural identity. With relative chronological and geographical precision with regard to date of construction and place of erection, they provide material which can be used to examine trends through both time and space. Their association with named individuals allows some social context to be inferred, and their placement within a burial ground of particular denomination means that the active use of material culture can be compared in different ideological groups.
