16. The Fig Tree Tomb - 1950s

This photo was taken in the 1950s and is of the tomb in Ben Wangford who died in the 1850s. He did not believe in a 'hereafter state' and wished when buried to have something placed with his remains that would germinate and then his relations would know that his soul was alive. A few years later a fig tree sprouted from the tomb.

The tomb used to be in St. Mary's Churchyard, (position 1 in green on the map) but unfortunately, it is no longer there today.