Memorial No. | 188 |
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Surname(s) | LAING, GAY |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Obelisk on square base |
Number Commemorated | 7 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint |
Dimensions in mm | H 1700 x W 360 x D 360 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
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 |
(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.
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