Memorial No. | 75 (a) (Related memorials: 75B) |
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Surname(s) | HENDERSON, YOUNG |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Obelisk |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 6 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 3 Leaning slightly |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear. Wreath design on top of east face. |
Dimensions in mm | H 2180 x W 535 x D 535 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF RICHARD HENDERSON IRONMONGER KIRKCALDY WHO DIED 12TH NOVEMBER 1859 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO CHRISTIAN YOUNG HIS WIFE DIED 31ST DECEMBER 1885 AGED 78 YEARS |
Inscription 2 | (on east face) |
(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 07/09/1983 by D ADAMSON
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