Memorial No. | 28 (a) (Related memorials: 28B) |
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Surname(s) | TAIT, HILL |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Head on footstone |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 2 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn. Top of stone inscribed 3FT. BY 8FT. |
Dimensions in mm | H 950 x W 600 x D 75 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | 1849 ERECTED BY JOHN TAIT IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE MARGARET LISTER HILL, WHO DIED ON THE 15TH MAY 1849 AGED 26 YEARS THE SAID JOHN TAIT PROVOST OF KIRKCALDY WHO DIED ON THE 6TH JUNE 1903 AGED 80 YEARS, AND IS INTERRED HERE |
(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 27/06/1983 by W & E MATHIESON
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