Memorial No. | 159 (d) (Related memorials: 159A, 159B, 159C) |
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Surname(s) | WESTWATER |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Obelisk and square base |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | W. GALLOWAY |
Number of Components | 4 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint |
Dimensions in mm | H 3500 x W 850 x D 850 |
Orientation (2) | 6 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 6 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
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 |
(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.
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