A 300-year-old 'vampire' grave lies in churchyard at Greater Manchester's edge
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukRight at the edge of Greater Manchester, a grave that has lain in a churchyard for centuries has evoked hair-raising tales thanks to its unusual and macabre design.
Dated 1720, the stone coffin-shaped grave has been a feature of St Aidan's Church in Billinge, near Wigan and St Helens, for over 300-years.
It's certainly the churchyard's most striking grave and known locally as the 'vampire' grave thanks to its shape and unusual motif.
Carved into the stone is an emblem of a winged skull encircled by a serpent which is eating its own tail. This is an ancient circular symbol known as an Ouroborus, where a snake or dragon devours its own tail - representing the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth.
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