Memorial No. | 219 |
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Surname(s) | WEMYSS |
Memorial Type (1) | 1 |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 3 Falling apart, broken corner missing, now flat on ground |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable, archaic Raised Roman caps. |
Dimensions in mm | H 2100 x W 940 x D 0 |
Orientation (2) | 8 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | flat on top |
Technique of Inscription | marginal, embossed in stone |
Inscription 1 | (AS PER OLD RECORD NO 84) Wemyss; John Melvil of Raith 13.1.1603 s John of Raith 17.1.1626 I M M S (arms apparently similar to those in old record no 85; in same enclosure as old 85 - no.220) |
Inscription 2 | HEIR LYIS . . .S OF TWA HONORABLE MEN JOHNE MELVILLS OF RAITH FATHER AND SONE QHA DEPAIRTED THIS LYFE IN THE . . RISTIAN FAIT. . . VIZ THE FATHE. . THE 13 IANVAR 1603 THE SON 17 IAN 1626 (arms underneath - shield with 5-pointed star and ?stag's head flanked by initials MS) (other side damaged) (NOTE: Oldest stone in graveyard?) |
(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 17/01/2009 by Rosemary Potter
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