It's a strange epitaph for a gravestone, but that's what the enscription says on this particular grave at the small cemetery at Heysham Head. I did find one reference to it using Google, but this was only a record of the gravestone rather than an explanation, so I've no idea what the story behind this is.We didn't go to Heysham to look for gravestones in particular, it's just that this particular one caught my eye when we sat on a nearby bench to enjoy an ice cream partway through our walk. We'd walked to Heysham along the recently renovated seafront from Morecambe, perhaps a little over two miles away, and the ice cream was the reward for burning the calories.
Heysham is a small village, famous for its church of St Peter, parts of which are believed to date back to 1080. Next to it on the hillside are even older ruins, of St Patrick's chapel, dating back to the 8th century. On this site are a series of stone coffins, carved into the rock, and these date back to this period.
On a clear day there are tremendous views across to the Lake District from here, but today was much too hazy for this.
Our journey back was by the same route, and buoyed by our ice cream energy boost we even indulged in a spot of 'powerwalking' (of sorts!) back to the car.
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