Memorial No. | 301 (Related memorials: 300, 302) |
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Surname(s) | LANG, ELDER |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 Headstone fixed to wall |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Stone, Marble |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ. Part of triple memorial in family plot. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint |
Dimensions in mm | H 2200 x W 1200 x D 190 |
Orientation (2) | 3 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 3 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF JOANNA HADDO LANG WIFE OF GEORGE ELDER, KIRKCALDY BORN 26TH JANUARY 1795, DIED 17TH DECEMER 1857 SHE OPENED HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM AND IN HER TONGUE WAS THE LAW OF KINDNESS. PROV. XXXI.26. |
Inscription 2 | GEORGE ELDER SENR. BORN 1785, DIED 1ST MAY 1868 AGED 83. |
(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 18/09/1984 by R SHARP
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