Memorial No. 278 (c)         (Related memorials: 278A, 278B)
Surname(s)SWAN
Memorial Type (1)5 Wall
Number Commemorated 9
MaterialSandstone, 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 mmH 4080 x W 3570 x D 600
Orientation (2)4
Faces Inscribed (2)4
Technique of InscriptionIncised
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
Notes

(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