Memorial No. | 16 |
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Surname(s) | McNAB, LOWRIE, MASON, CHAPMAN, VANNET |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 10 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 3 Falling apart |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable. Last 2 lines hidden by grass. |
Dimensions in mm | H 1280 x W 930 x D 120 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | 1816 ERECTED BY JANET McNAB IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HER GRANDPARENTS ALEXANDER LOWRIE LATE HARBOURMASTER KIRKCALDY AND HIS WIFE JANET MASON ALSO THEIR DAUGHTERS MARGARET VANNET & MARIA CHAPMAN ALSO THEIR SON-IN-LAW PETER VANNET ALSO HER |
Inscription 2 | BROTHERS JAMES AND CHARLES McNAB ALSO HER MOTHER JANE LOWRIE McNAB WHO DIED 4TH FEBY 1895 ALSO THE ABOVE JANET McNAB WHO DIED 3RD AUGUST 1923 ALSO HER BROTHER ALEXANDER McNAB "IT WAS WITH PAIN SO SORE OPPRESSED THAT WORE MY STRENGTH AWAY WHICH MADE ME LONG FOR HEAVENS REST THAT NEVER WILL DECAY" |
(1) : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
(2) : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
(3) : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
(4) : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed
Information recorded 04/08/1982 by W & E MATHIESON
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