Memorial No. | 65 |
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Surname(s) | CHALMERS, BLACK |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 3 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ Headstone on brick foundation. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable. Rose on branch detail. |
Dimensions in mm | H 2040 x W 1130 x D 440 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF WILLIAM FYFE CHALMERS WOOD MERCHANT KIRKCADY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 9th DAY OF DECEMBER 1876 AGED 78 YEARS. ALSO MARGARET BLACK HIS WIFE WHO DIED IN MARCH 1858 |
Inscription 2 | AND GRACE BLACK THEIR DAUGHTER WHO DIED IN SEPTEMBER 1835. MARK THE PERFECT MAN AND BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT FOR THE END OF THAT MAN IS PEACE |
(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 04/09/1982 by J HEPBURN
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