From Code sheets for Burial ground memorial form © Harold Mytum Published by Council for British Archaeology
| Low monuments |
| 0100 Ledger |
| 0105 Ledger on a base or step |
| 0200 Coffin shaped ledger |
| 0310 Grave-rail |
| 0330 Grave-board |
| 0500 Low monument |
| 0510 Low monument with flat top |
| 0520 Low monument with convex top |
| 0530 Low monument with gable top |
| 0540 Low monument with hipped top |
| 0550 Low monument with gabled cross |
| ***5 Low monument on a base or low step |
| 0600 Cremation plaque set flush or almost so with ground |
| 0700 Rectangular plaque set flush with ground (lawn cemetery style) |
| 0705 Rectangular plaque set on low base almost flush with ground (lawn cemetery style) |
| Kerbs |
| 0900 Kerbs |
| 0920 Plain kerbs |
| 0940 Kerbs with posts at the corners |
| 0960 Kerbs with 3 posts on each side |
| 0970 Kerbs with high railings |
| 0978 Railings only (no kerbs visible) |
| 0980 Kerbs with chains |
| Kerbs with bevelled/moulded internal faces: |
| 0921 Plain kerbs |
| 0941 Kerbs with posts at the corners |
| 0961 Kerbs with 3 posts on each side |
| Table and Chest tombs |
| 1000 Tomb |
| 1100 Chest tomb |
| 1110 Chest tomb with plain sides |
| 1120 Chest tomb with rectangular panelled sides |
| 1130 Chest tomb with console ends |
| 1300 Table tomb |
| 1410 Table tomb, 4 straight square legs |
| 1420 Table tomb, 4 baluster legs |
| 1430 Table tomb, 4 animal legs |
| 1440 Table tomb, 4 expanded legs |
| 1610 Table tomb, 6 straight legs |
| 1620 Table tomb, 6 baluster legs |
| 1630 Table tomb, 6 animal legs |
| 1640 Table tomb, 6 expanded legs |
| 1700 Tomb with single central panel between end panels |
| ***1 Square cut top |
| ***2 Bevelled top |
| ***3 Coped top |
| ***4 Moulded top |
| ***5 Single bale on top |
| ***6 Double bale on top |
| ***7 Low monument on top |
| Crosses |
| 2000 Cross |
| 2100 Simple Latin cross |
| 2200 Ringed cross |
| 2300 Cross with expanded terminals |
| 2400 Gothic cross |
| 2500 Cross of Lorraine (with second arm at an angle) |
| 2600 Cross with third arm |
| 2700 Cross with gable |
| **10 with 1 stepped base |
| **20 with 2 stepped base |
| **30 with 3 stepped base |
| **40 with 4 stepped base |
| **50 with rocky base |
| **60 with roughly square base |
| ***5 with one step diamond shaped |
| Sculpture |
| 3000 Sculpture |
| 3100 Angel |
| 3110 Angel standing, pointing upwards |
| 3140 Angel seated, mourning |
| 3160 Angel kneeling, praying |
| 3200 Cherub |
| 3300 Christ |
| 3400 Virgin Mary |
| 3500 Calvary |
| 3600 Male figure |
| 3650 Male bust |
| 3700 Female figure |
| 3750 Female bust |
| 3800 Other design (e.g. car) |
| ***3 on stepped base |
| ***5 on rocky base |
| ***7 on cubed base |
| Headstones |
| 4000 Headstone/Boulder/Rock grave marker |
| 4100 Round top |
| 4200 Gothic pointed top |
| 4300 Triangular top |
| 4400 Pedimented top |
| 4500 Slightly curved top |
| 4600 Sinuous top |
| 4650 Topped with a cross |
| 4660 Topped with a ringed cross |
| 4700 Flat top |
| 4770 With a cross on the side |
| 4800 Concave pointed top |
| 4900 Discoid (circular on shaft) |
| 5100 Flat top with semicircular central feature |
| 5200 Flat top with triangular central feature |
| 5300 Flat top with slightly curved central feature |
| 5400 Flat top with pointed oval central feature |
| 5800 Asymmetrical top |
| **50 Topped with a small cross (often a separate piece) |
| **60 Topped with a small ringed cross |
| Headstones with substantial integral cross on top |
| (see **50, **60 for small crosses on top) |
| 6000 With cross on top |
| 6100 With ringed cross on top |
| 6200 Gothic pointed headstone & cross on top |
| 6300 Gothic pointed with ringed cross |
| 6400 Triangular with cross |
| 6500 Triangular with ringed cross |
| 6600 Rounded top with cross |
| 6700 Rounded top with ringed cross |
| Features on shoulders of headstones |
| ***1 Semicircular |
| ***2 Quarter-circular |
| ***3 Square |
| ***4 Triangular |
| ***5 Pointed |
| ***6 Convex shoulders |
| ***7 Concave shoulders |
| ***8 Angled shoulders |
| ***9 Stepped shoulders |
| Other features of the headstone |
| **10 Indented sides |
| **20 Shape of top repeated twice |
| **30 Shape of top repeated three times |
| **40 Incorporating a scroll |
| **50 Small cross on top |
| **60 Small ringed cross on top |
| **70 Cusped top centre to headstone |
| **80 Cut away either side of centre |
| Other monument shapes |
| 7100 Flower holder in place of a stone and no other form of memorial |
| 7300 Thick, low memorial at head of grave – often originally part of a plot with additional kerbs |
| 8100 Desk |
| 8120 Desk with open book |
| 8150 Desk with scroll |
| 8200 Wedge shaped slab |
| 8220 Wedge with open book |
| 8250 Wedge with scroll |
| 8350 Low stone, top shaped like a scroll, but not at the bottom |
| 8400 Rock, rough |
| 8450 Rock, rough, with scroll |
| 8480 Rock, smooth |
| 8500 Log pediment |
| 8600 Heart |
| 8700 Circular disc |
| 8900 Bench as memorial |
| 8960 Plaque on railings/tree |
| ***1 Topped with urn |
| ***2 Topped with draped urn |
| Pedestal tombs |
| 9000 Pedestal tomb |
| 9100 Columnar pedestal |
| 9200 Polygonal pedestal |
| 9300 Cube pedestal |
| 9400 Cuboid pedestal |
| **10 2nd stage cube/cuboid |
| **20 2nd stage gable |
| **30 2nd stage Gothic structure |
| **40 2nd stage obelisk |
| **50 2nd stage pyramid |
| **60 2nd stage dome |
| **70 2nd stage column |
| **80 2nd stage broken column |
| **90 2nd stage sarcophagus |
| ***1 Topped with urn |
| ***2 Topped with draped urn |
| ***3 Topped with finial |
| ***4 Topped with a sphere |
| ***5 Topped with a neo-classical |
| sarcophagus |
| ***6 Topped with a gothic cross |
| ***7 Topped with a cross |
| ***8 Topped with a ringed cross |
