Memorial No. 188
Surname(s)LAING, GAY
Memorial Type (1)5 Obelisk on square base
Number Commemorated 7
MaterialStone, Sandstone
Stonemason 
Number of Components 1
Condition of Monument (3)1 Sound, in situ
Condition of Inscription (4)1 Mint
Dimensions in mmH 1700 x W 360 x D 360
Orientation (2)2
Faces Inscribed (2)2
Technique of InscriptionIncised
Inscription 1
(N E FACE)
ERECTED
IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM LAING DIED 5 MAY 1848
AGED 56 YEARS
AGNES GAY HIS WIFE DIED 1 SEPT. 1881
AGED 81 YEARS
AND
FOUR OF THE FAMILY
AGNES
DIED NOVR1834 AGED 4
DOUGLAS
DIED -- NOV 1834 AGED 18 MONTHS
Inscription 2
JAMES
DIED NOV 1834 AGED 18 MONTHS
JANET DOUGLAS
DIED JANY 1837 AGED 14 MONTHS

(N. FACE)
AND
THEIR GRANDMOTHER
MARGARET LAING
DIED 5TH DECR 1847
AGED 84 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 W.E.E.C.