Memorial No. | 218 |
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Surname(s) | WEMYSS, LINDESAY |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 4 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint. (Four named plus more unnamed family) |
Dimensions in mm | H 3300 x W 2100 x D 910 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | WEMYSS OF PITKENNY SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF DAVID WEMYSS ESQ. OF PITKENNY AND DENBRAE EMINENTLY DISTINGUISED NOT ONLY FOR HIS TALENTS AND ACQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO FOR HIS BENEVOLENCE AND PIETY BORN 12TH JUNE 1761 DIED 14TH MAY 1839. ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF |
Inscription 2 | MEMORY OF DR ALEXANDER WEMYSS OF PITKENNY AND KATHERINE LINDESAY OR WEMYSS HIS FATHER AND MOTHER WHO TOGETHER WITH A NUMEROUS FAMILY ARE BURIED IN THIS PLACE ERECTED A.D. 1839 AND OF HIS WIFE AGNES LINDESAY BORN 26TH AUGUST 1774 WHO DIED 27TH JANUARY 1847. |
(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 01/11/1983 by R SHARP
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