Memorial No. | 64 (b) (Related memorials: 64A) |
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Surname(s) | McALLAN |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 1 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 2 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ. Upturned boat and 2 survivors clinging to top. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn (on north east side) top edge 4 lines wording worn down |
Dimensions in mm | H 970 x W 1160 x D 430 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF THOMAS McALLAN WHO DIED THE 14TH SEPTR. 1827 AGED 48. WHO SERVED IN THE LATE HONOURABLE HENRY OLIPHANTS EMPLOY 5 YEARS UNDER CAPTN CRAIG AND ALSO IN THE DEFENCE OF HIS KING AND COUNTRY FOR UPWARDS OF 30 YEARS. |
Inscription 2 | INSCRIPTION ON BASE: 3 BREADTHS BELONGS TO THIS STONE |
(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 27/08/1982 by J HEPBURN
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