Memorial No. 107
Surname(s)BUCHANAN, CAIRNS
Memorial Type (1)2
Number Commemorated 7
MaterialStone, Sandstone
Stonemason 
Number of Components 1
Condition of Monument (3)3 Leaning, flaking at bottom edge (30.06.2010) Castellated top with drapes.
Condition of Inscription (4)2 Clear but worn
Dimensions in mmH 1100 x W 710 x D 70
Orientation (2)2
Faces Inscribed (2)2
Technique of InscriptionIncised
Inscription 1
1852
ERECTED BY
ANDREW BUCHANAN
IN MEMORY OF THREE OF HIS CHILDREN
ISABELLA DIED 21 JANUARY 1848 AGED 1 YEAR
ALISON DIED 5 SEPT 1848 AGED 6 1/2 YEARS
JAMES DIED 5 JANUARY 1849 AGED 5 YEARS
Inscription 2
AND ALISON CAIRNS HIS WIFE
WHO DIED 3 AUGUST 1855 AGED 45
ALSO JOHN THEIR SON
WHO DIED 9 FEBRUARY 1860 AGED 19
AND ANN THEIR DAUGHTER
WHO DIED 25 NOVEMBER 1864 AGED 27
ANDREW BUCHANAN
WHO DIED 19 JULY 1888 AGED 77 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 ANN WATTERS