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Friday 16 May 2014

Swastika Symbol on Scottish Gravestone

I found this swastika headstone in Gareloch Cemetery, Scotland. From memory, this symbol, appearing above the inscription of Mary C Browne who died in 1930, represents the Scouting movement. I understand, also, that the swastika was/remains a good luck symbol in India. More on the background of the swastika symbol can be found HERE.


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3 comments:

  1. Shivangi24 November 2015 at 12:16

    Interesting indeed! This could also be a Celtic Swastika (since she is of Scottish/Celtic descent) or the rune Gibur, also called 'the moving cross' (if she is of Scandinavian descent).

    Hindus don't add a circle to the swastika - the circle being a solar symbol. I am also intrigued by the addition of the fluer de lis on the swastika.

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  2. rafiqkie9 September 2018 at 17:45

    i am a scouter from modern & traditional movement, this old symbol the fleur de lis on top of swastika represent the 'good luck'..checkout this link http://history.scoutingradio.net/swastika.htm

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  3. Anonymous25 July 2023 at 07:25

    Mary Browne died just 10 years after the Nazi swastika was adopted and 4 years before Hitler came to power. Also, the Nazi swastika is turned at a completely different angle.

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