Did you know there’s a ‘vampire grave’ in a churchyard in Greater Manchester?
Dated 1720, the stone coffin-shaped grave has been a feature of St Aidan’s Church in Billinge, near Wigan and St Helens, for over 300-years.
It’s certainly the churchyard’s most striking grave and known locally as the ‘vampire’ grave thanks to its shape and unusual motif.
Carved into the stone is an emblem of a winged skull encircled by a serpent which is eating its own tail. This is an ancient circular symbol known as an Ouroborus, where a snake or dragon devours its own tail – representing the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth. Meanwhile, above the skull is the carving of a curtain with an illegible inscription that has worn over time.
But who does it belong to? Watch and find out.
Continue reading at Manchester Evening News:
A 300-year-old ‘vampire’ grave lies in churchyard at Greater Manchester’s edge
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/300-year-old-vampire-grave-28677544
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