Memorial No. 159 (a)         (Related memorials: 159B, 159C, 159D)
Surname(s)KIRK, BOWIE
Memorial Type (1)5 Obelisk and square base
Number Commemorated 2
MaterialStone, Sandstone
StonemasonW. GALLOWAY
Number of Components 4
Condition of Monument (3)1 Sound, in situ
Condition of Inscription (4)1 Mint
Dimensions in mmH 3500 x W 850 x D 850
Orientation (2)2
Faces Inscribed (2)2
Technique of InscriptionIncised
Inscription 1
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ROBERT KIRK
WHO DIED AT TRANSY HOUSE
DUNFERMLINE
1ST FEBRUARY 1860
AGED 83 YEARS
AND
MARGARET BOWIE
HIS WIFE
WHO DIED AT TRANSY HOUSE
7TH DECEMBER 1857
AGED 74 YEARS
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 A.W.