head-stone

There was no head-stone to mark the spot, but the grave itself rose from the ground.

No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007

Penman Mawr, which interpreted is “the great head-stone,” the termination of a range of craggy hills descending from the Snowdon mountains.

Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

They reached the top of a hill where they were fronted by a tall, round head-stone, freckled with dark spots of damp and half grown over with vines.

Flappers and Philosophers 2003

Here is the place: green sod and a grey marble head-stone — Jessy sleeps below.

The Life of Charlotte Bronte 2002

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head-stone of the corner.

ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001

In each case the head-stone bore the name of Chayleigh.

The Murder of Busy Lizzie Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1973

He is the head-stone in the building of the temple of God, to whom “Grace, grace,” is to be cried, Zech. iv.

Of Communion with God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost 1616-1683 1965

At the head of each is an imperishable head-stone, on which is inscribed the name of the dead soldier, where a record has been kept, otherwise it is simply marked

History of Kershaw's Brigade D. Augustus Dickert

He led me around to the head-stone of the grave which he had asked my knowledge of.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 Various

She had gone but a quarter of a mile when her attention was attracted to a board used as the head-stone for a grave only a few feet distant from her pathway.

The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War