Memorial No. 126
Surname(s)DOBBIE
Memorial Type (1)2
Number Commemorated 1
MaterialStone, Sandstone
Stonemason 
Number of Components 1
Condition of Monument (3)1 Sound, in situ
Condition of Inscription (4)2 Clear but worn
Dimensions in mmH 1200 x W 640 x D 180
Orientation (2)2
Faces Inscribed (2)2
Technique of InscriptionIncised
Inscription 1
SACRED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS DICKSON DOBBIE
TEACHER
OF THE
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
KIRKCALDY
AGED 27
ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED
IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT
TO SAVE A CHILD UNDER HIS CHARGE
WHO HAD FALLEN UNDER THE ICE
3RD FEBRUARY 1857
Inscription 2
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN
THE LORD: THEY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS
AND THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM
REV. XIV. 13.
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 23/03/1987 by W.E.E.C.