Tombstone



Tombstones, or gravestones, were markers, typically made of stone, that gave vital statistics for the deceased and indicated the spot where they were buried. Sometimes, they were inscribed with a bit more, like some words that commemorated the life — or death — of the individual. The Doctor and his companions encountered many tombstones, typically found in graveyards. According to the Eleventh Doctor, it was only a matter of time before a time-traveller came across his or her tombstone. (TV: The Name of the Doctor) After finding what appeared to be a monument to himself in the Garden of Fond Memories on Necros, the Sixth Doctor explained to Peri Brown, "Look at it this way. If I were to take you back to Earth after you had died, it would be possible for you to see your own gravestone." (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)

Ben and Polly once made a game of finding the oldest tombstone in a 17th century Cornish graveyard, only to discover that the inscriptions on some of the stones were in fact clues to how to find Avery's gold. (TV: The Smugglers) The Seventh Doctor and Ace encountered the tombstone of Joseph Sundvik in 1943. (TV: The Curse of Fenric) Clara Oswald once explored a graveyard containing a tombstone belonging to a different version of herself. (TV: The Snowmen)