Memorial No. | 278 (c) (Related memorials: 278A, 278B) |
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Surname(s) | SWAN |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Wall |
Number Commemorated | 9 |
Material | Sandstone, Bronze, Granite |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 3 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ. Large, wall mounted ornate. In railed enclosure (3980x3720m) - railings removed. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint. Three granite tablets - inscriptions surmounted by arched recess- large outline casket in relief - floral & leafy emblems - inset bronze head of P D SWAN |
Dimensions in mm | H 4080 x W 3570 x D 600 |
Orientation (2) | 4 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 4 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEORY OF PATRICK DON SWAN MERCHANT OF KIRKCALDY, DEPUTY LIEUTENANT AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF THE COUNTY OF FIFE AND FOR THIRTY YEARS PROVOST OF KIRKCALDY WHO DIED 17TH DECEMBER 1889 AGED 81 ERECTED BY A NUMBER OF FRIENDS IN AFFECTIONATE |
Inscription 2 | REMEMBRANCE OF HIS HIGH PERSONAL CHARACTER AND EMINENT PUBLIC SERVICES "AND I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAYING UNTO ME, WRITE, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD. YEA SAITH THE SPIRIT THAT THEY MAY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS AND THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM" REV.XIV.13 |
(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 27/09/1983 by R SHARP
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