Memorial No. 159 (d)         (Related memorials: 159A, 159B, 159C)
Surname(s)WESTWATER
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)6
Faces Inscribed (2)6
Technique of InscriptionIncised
Inscription 1
AS ALSO
HIS DAUGHTER MARGARET
WIFE OF
THOMAS HILL WESTWATER
SHE WAS BORN AT KIRKCALDY
8TH AUGUST 1816
AND DIED THERE 12TH AUGUST 1881
AND THOMAS HILL WESTWATER
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO WAS FOR 52 YEARS MASTER OF
PHILP'S SCHOOL LINKTOWN KIRKCALDY
Inscription 2
HE WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED
AND LOVED DURING HIS LIFE AND
DEEPLY LAMENTED AT HIS DEATH
DIED IN EDINBURGH 20TH MAY 1886
AGED 79 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 13/08/1987 by A.W.