Memorial No. 102
Surname(s)BIRD, SAUNDERS
Memorial Type (1)5 Obelisk
Number Commemorated 7
MaterialStone, Sandstone
Stonemason 
Number of Components 1
Condition of Monument (3)3 Leaning. Wreath of draped roses on top.
Condition of Inscription (4)3 Mainly decipherable
Dimensions in mmH 1450 x W 540 x D 540
Orientation (2)2
Faces Inscribed (2)2
Technique of InscriptionIncised. 'A' letter has no crossbar.
Inscription 1
THIS STONE IS
ERECTED
BY
ANDREW BIRD
IN REMEMBRANCE OF
ALISON SAUNDERS
HIS WIFE
WHO DIED ON THE 30TH
DAY OF APRIL 1832
AGED FIFTY YEARS;
OF
Inscription 2
JAMES, GEORGE,
ROBERT AND ANDREW
HIS SONS;
AND OF
JEMIMA AND GRACE
HIS DAUGHTERS
SLEEPE AFTER TOYLE PORT AFTER
STORMIE SEAS
EASE AFTER WARRE DEATH AFTER
LIFE DOES GREATLY PLEASE

(on plinth)
9 x 8
Notes

(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