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footstone
A footstone is a marker at the foot of a grave. The footstone lies opposite the headstone, which is usually the primary grave marker. As indicated, these markers are usually stone, though modern footstones are often made of concrete, or some metal (usually bronze) in the form of a cast plate, which may or may not be set in concrete. The footstone may simply mark the foot of a grave, serving as a boundary marker for the grave plot, but more often provide additional information about the interred decedent. A footstone usually contains the initials of the person whose grave it marks.
==United Kingdom==
In the United Kingdom a grave usually has a headstone. However, if the person was a felon (particularly a murderer) then the grave may be marked with a footstone to denote that the decedent was a felon/murderer. Examples of this practice are found at the Lucy Keep of Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire, England. Although there are many felons' graves with footstones at Lucy Keep, the names of some are unknown; during World War II, soldiers had to use cemetery records as kindling.
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