Graveyards are often a good place to find Latin inscriptions. The other day I was wandering through one, when I noticed a tall tombstone with the letters I.H.S. standing out from the top part of the cross. I assumed that they must mean: in hoc signo vinces (In this sign you conquer).
Anyway, I looked them up on wikipedia and found the real position is more complicated. The three letters are more likely to be the Greek letters iota, eta and sigma. Alternatively, if they are Latin then they may stand for Iesus hominum salvator (Jesus saviour of men). In either case, they are probably a Christogram.
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