Memorial No. | 126 |
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Surname(s) | DOBBIE |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 1 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn |
Dimensions in mm | H 1200 x W 640 x D 180 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
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. |
(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.
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