Churchyards Collection (#2)

Quin Abbey, Quin Friary, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

St. Brendans Cathedral, Clonfert Cathedral, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Picture No. 10900466
Church Yard - with Daffodils spring day Date:

View of graveyard and path leading from 13th century church on moorland at sunrise, with rainclouds over distant countryside, Church of St. Michael, Brent Tor, Dartmoor N.P. Devon, England, December

View of churchyard and parish church, Church of St. Thomas a Becket, Wolvesnewton, near Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, May

Common Yew (Taxus baccata) habit, growing in church graveyard, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, March

Churchyard and 13th century Anglican parish church, St. Marys Church, Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England, August

Eighteenth Century church and graveyard, Enkoping-Nas Kyrka, Uppland, Sweden, april

View of snow covered church and graveyard, Tierp, Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden, february

Snow covered cemetery and round church, Kilarrow Parish Church, Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

View of headstones and yew trees in churchyard of parish church, St. Oswalds Church, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, May

Irish Yew (Taxus baccata) Fastigiata, close-up of leaves, growing in village churchyard, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, August

Common Ivy (Hedera helix) leaves, growing over tombstone in village churchyard, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, August

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) adult, with Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) prey in beak, perched on gravestone in churchyard, Suffolk, England, October (captive)

All Saints Church, Ripley, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Andrews Church, built in the 14th and 15th centuries but fell into ruin, and a smaller church was built inside in the 17th century, Covehithe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) adult, perched on gravestone, Suffolk, England, July

Ancient eighth century carved celtic stone cross Kidalton Isle of Islay Scotland UK
MAB-644 Ancient eighth century carved celtic stone cross Kidalton Isle of Islay Scotland UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Masses of a grape hyacinth, Muscari neglectum = M. atlanticum in a cemetry near Ibradi. Taurus Mountains, south Turkey
ROG-13613 Masses of a grape hyacinth n a cemetry near Ibradi. Taurus Mountains, south Turkey. Muscari neglectum Latin also M

Churchyard - Table top tombs - St Marys Church Painswick Cotswolds UK
MAB-1095 Churchyard - Table top tombs - St Marys Church Painswick Cotswolds UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Churchyard - old celtic cross covered in lichens. Tintagel North Cornwall Coast UK
MAB-1030 Churchyard - old celtic cross covered in lichens Tintagel North Cornwall Coast UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Wild Daffodils - In Holwell churchyard - North Dorset - UK
ROG-9097 DAFFODILS - wild Holwell Churchyard, North Dorset, UK Narcissus pseudonarcissus Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

St Marys Church with round stone tower Burnham Deepdale Norfolk UK
MAB-975 St Marys Church with round stone tower Burnham Deepdale Norfolk UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Celtic Cross - covered in lichens Church of St Mary Magdalene Boddington Gloucestershire UK
MAB-1294 Celtic Cross - covered in lichens Church of St Mary Magdalene Boddington Gloucestershire UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Ancient Yew Tree - predates the cristian church yard site and cliamed to be many thousands of years old - Crowhurst
SG-20275 Ancient Yew Tree - predates the cristian church yard site and cliamed to be many thousands of years old Crowhurst church yard sussex - UK Ardea London contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Stave church of Borgund with cemetry in early autumn Borgund, Laerdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
SAS-106 Stave church of Borgund - with cemetery in early autumn Borgund, Laerdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Steffen & Alexandra Sailer contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Castle Ruins from St. Marys Churchyard, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Marys Parish Church at Whitby, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Anne Brontes grave, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lions head ornamental fountain in city churchyard, Festival Gardens, St. Pauls Cathedral, City of London, London, England, march

Green Alga (Trentepohlia aurea) orange filamentous alga growing on old gravestone in churchyard, Culbone, Exmoor, Somerset, England, march

View of church with Daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) flowering amongst gravestones in churchyard, smallest parish church in England, Culbone Church, Culbone, Exmoor N.P. Somerset, England, march

Lichen (Caloplaca flavescens) and other lichen species, growing on old gravestone in churchyard, Stoke Pero Church, Stoke Pero, Exmoor, Somerset, England, march

View of graveyard and church with Norman round-tower, largest Norman round-tower in country, St. Marys Church, Wortham, Suffolk, England, october

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) sapling, growing beside headstones in church graveyard, St. Andrews Church, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, october

Common Yew (Taxus baccata) Millenium Yew, habit, planted in churchyard, St. Georges Church, Arreton, Isle of Wight, England, june

Common Yew (Taxus baccata) close-up of trunk, in church graveyard, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Long grass and wildflowers growing amongst headstones in churchyard conservation area, St. Marys Church, Rickinghall Inferior, Suffolk, England, may

Headstones in church graveyard, with fallen leaves on grass, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Headstones in snow covered church graveyard, St. Marys Church, Bacton, Suffolk, England, november

View of graveyard and church, St. Andrews Church, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, october

Memorial cross in graveyard, church with Norman round-tower, St. Marys Church, Rickinghall Inferior, Suffolk, England, may

Redundant rural church and cemetery, St. Cynhaearns Church, Ynyscynhaearn, Pentrefelin, Gwynedd, North Wales, march

View of pub and village from churchyard in evening sunlight, Chipping, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England, november

Ivy (Hedera helix) growing on headstone in church graveyard, St. Andrews Church, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, october

Medieval church and graveyard in snow, St. Marys Church, Haughley, Suffolk, England, november

Early Medieval monastic building and graveyard, Round Tower, Glendalough Monastic Site, Wicklow Way Walking Route, Glendalough Valley, Wicklow Mountains N.P. County Wicklow, Ireland, november

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Churchyards are sacred spaces that hold the stories of countless lives, etched into weathered tombstones and whispered through ancient trees. In Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe, time stands still as the ruins of this medieval abbey overlook a peaceful graveyard. The echoes of prayers can almost be heard in St. Cainnech Cathedral and St. Canices Cathedral with a round tower in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, Europe. Traveling across the sea to Ringwood Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Hampshire, England reveals a tranquil resting place where history intertwines with nature's beauty. Further north lies St Hywyns church and graveyard on Aberdaron's Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd; here you can feel the weight of centuries as you wander among moss-covered gravestones. Journeying to Wendens Ambo in Essex brings us to St Mary the Virgin Church where time seems suspended amidst its ancient walls and hallowed grounds. All Saints Church in Ecclesall tells tales from before alterations were made in 1843 - a glimpse into an era long past. Venturing even further within Bedfordshire's Northill unveils yet another chapter written by those who came before us – their final resting place marked by solemn tombstones standing silently against the passage of time. Crossing borders to Foehr Island in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland reveals war graves that remind us of sacrifices made for freedom while Friedrichstadt holds the grave of German War Victims - both poignant reminders that peace comes at great cost. Artistic depictions also capture these sacred spaces: whether it is bodycolour on paper bringing life to East End's St Nicholas Cathedral or watercolor on paper immortalizing Hugh Brown's tombstone within the churchyard at St Johns Church; each stroke tells its own story.