Memorial No. | 254 |
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Surname(s) | HENDERSON, MACKNIGHT |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 2 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint |
Dimensions in mm | H 1690 x W 1050 x D 120 |
Orientation (2) | 8 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | NW |
Technique of Inscription | Inscribed |
Inscription 1 | Sacred to the memory of JAMES ELIZABETH HENDERSON widow of the REVD SAMUEL MACKNIGHT, Parish Minister of KIRKMAHOE, DUMFRIESSHIRE, who died at KIRKCALDY 22nd AUGUST 1859, aged 71 years. |
Inscription 2 | Also in loving remembrance of their son SAMUEL WIGHTMAN MACKNIGHT Registrar and Session Clerk of this parish for many years, who died at KIRKCALDY 8th SEPTEMBER 1884, aged 67 years. "Life's race well run, life's work well done, life's crown well won, then came rest". (Notes: in bottom right hand corner - S.W.M. 3.8 X 126. See 249 - granddaughter's memorial in Bryden enclosure. Measurement at plinth Thickness 155.) |
(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 17/01/2009 by Rosemary Potter
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