The weather here has not been kind to the sandstone and the engravings of many of the older stones are faded. Bewcastle was at the heart of Routledge territory in Reiver days and I could not fail to notice that even today this family name continues to occur frequently on the more modern graves.








Though there are also a few Armstrongs buried here:-


Other family names which occur frequently in this cemetery include Waugh, Moscrop, Cavers, Graham and Lauder.

Beyond the wall of the cemetery is Bew Castle, subject of my next post.