Memorial No. | 34 |
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Surname(s) | ALISON, OLIPHANT, BETT |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Stone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear east side but faint west side. Elaborate masonic carving eastside, skull crossbones hourglass scythe west side |
Dimensions in mm | H 1500 x W 0 x D 0 |
Orientation (2) | 6 AND 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 6 AND 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ANN ALISON WIFE OF JOHN OLIPHANT SHIPOWNER KIRKALDY WHO DIED 10TH JANUARY 1819 AGED 42 YEARS ALSO THE SAID GEORGE OLIPHANT WHO DIED 15TH JANUARY 1845 AGED 77 YEARS |
Inscription 2 | (west side) AD 1772 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT OLIPHANT & JANNET BETT HIS SPOUSE WHO LAYS HERE THIS STONE WAS SET UP BY WM & HENRY OLIPHANT |
(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
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