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headstone

noun as in gravestone

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In May 2015 an eight-year-old boy, Ciaran Williamson, died when a headstone in Cardonald's Craigton Cemetery fell on him.

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However, as owners themselves pass on, identifying a person to take responsibility for headstone maintenance can become very challenging.

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Logan's body lay without a headstone for well over a century, until Notts County fans Andy Black and Jimmy Willan launched their campaign in 2014.

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"It turned out a few people had tried to do something about it in the past, but because it was a paupers' grave, they couldn't have a headstone for just one person because there were other people in the plot," says Black, who has been involved in several football heritage projects linked to Nottingham.

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Over the next two years, Black and the council worked together to pinpoint where Logan was buried and agreed for a suitable headstone to be placed to commemorate him.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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