Skull and cross bones on Highland graves

[psyberyeti]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1369/5167187865_317c3e0065.jpgCan anyone tell my why so many of the local graves and grave stones have a skull and cross bones on them?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90288229@N00/5167187865/in/photostream/


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90288229@N00/5167187865/" title="Cross and skull bones by psyberyeti, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1369/5167187865_317c3e0065.jpg" width="500" height="461" alt="Cross and skull bones" /></a>

Ta, psyber

[Phill]

There was a recent thread in the main section along similar lines:

http://www.forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=124885&highlight=skull+crossbones (http://www.forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=124885&highlight=skull+crossbones)

Maybe some clues there.

[psyberyeti]

sorry folks, I'm still confused on how to post images. Thanks to all those who looked.
Ta, psyber.