Memorial No. | 129 |
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Surname(s) | RUSSEL, BELL |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 3 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ. Sooted and badly flaked. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable, worn. |
Dimensions in mm | H 1200 x W 890 x D 100 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | ERECTED BY JAMES RUSSEL SMITH IN KIRKCALDY TO THE MEMORY OF HIS SON JAMES WHO DIED 23RD JULY 1807 AGED THREE YEARS ALSO MARY BELL HIS SPOUSE WHO DIED 28TH MARCH 1814 AGED 36 YEARS ALSO OF JAMES RUSSELL, HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE MARY BELL WHO DIED |
Inscription 2 | 18TH JUNE 1840 AGED 64 YEARS |
(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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