Memorial No. | 15 (a) (Related memorials: 15B) |
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Surname(s) | WATSON, CRAN |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 4 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 3 Falling apart |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 4 Traces. Inscribed on front and reverse sides. Last date is illegible in main inscription. Top inscription is illegible. |
Dimensions in mm | H 1060 x W 910 x D 190 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | 17 IC HW 91 TO THE MEMORY OF HELEN WATSON DIED OCTR 19TH 1777 AGED 76 YEARS IAMES CRAN HER HUSBAND DIED SEPR 26TH 1790 AGED 86 YEARS IAMES CRAN THEIR GRANDSON DIED MARCH 7TH 1790 AGED 12 YEARS HE WAS A BRIGHT PLANT CROPT IN THE BUD |
Inscription 2 | JOHN CRAN DIED NOVR 27 1798 AGED 19 YEARS TOP INSCRIPTION THIS BURIAL GROUND IS 8 BREADTH AND ONE LENGTH |
(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 04/08/1982 by W & E MATHIESON
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