Memorial No. | 80 |
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Surname(s) | MACKIE |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 5 |
Material | Stone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 3 Leaning |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable, North east. 4 Traces South west, badly flaked. |
Dimensions in mm | H 900 x W 900 x D 125 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | SW NE |
Technique of Inscription | |
Inscription 1 | (NE FACE) ORIGINAL INSCRIPTION BENEATH THIS STONE LIE REMAINS OF CAPT JAMES MACKIE OF HIS MAJESTYS ROYAL NAVY LATE PROVOST OF THIS TOWN HE DIED ON THE 4TH FEB 1771 IN THE 63RD YEAR OF HIS AGE |
Inscription 2 | ALSO THE REMAINS OF LIEUT THOMAS MACKIE LATE OF HIS MAJESTYS NAVY WHO DIED 5 APRIL 1790 AGED 45(or 8) YEARS (SW FACE) . . . . . . . . . . . . WHO DIED AT OF 7 AND 6 YEARS AND HIS DAUGHTER JANET AGED 22 YEARS WHO DIED 17TH A .. |
(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 11/09/2006 by R POTTER
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