Memorial No. 219
Surname(s)WEMYSS
Memorial Type (1)1
Number Commemorated 2
MaterialSandstone
Stonemason 
Number of Components 1
Condition of Monument (3)3 Falling apart, broken corner missing, now flat on ground
Condition of Inscription (4)3 Mainly decipherable, archaic Raised Roman caps.
Dimensions in mmH 2100 x W 940 x D 0
Orientation (2)8
Faces Inscribed (2)flat on top
Technique of Inscriptionmarginal, embossed in stone
Inscription 1
(AS PER OLD RECORD NO 84)
Wemyss;
John Melvil of Raith 13.1.1603
s John of Raith 17.1.1626
I M M S
(arms apparently similar to those in old record no 85;
in same enclosure as old 85 - no.220)
Inscription 2
HEIR LYIS . . .S OF TWA HONORABLE MEN
JOHNE MELVILLS OF RAITH
FATHER AND SONE QHA DEPAIRTED THIS LYFE
IN THE . . RISTIAN FAIT. . . VIZ THE FATHE. . THE
13 IANVAR 1603 THE SON 17 IAN 1626

(arms underneath - shield with 5-pointed star and ?stag's head flanked by initials MS)
(other side damaged)


(NOTE: Oldest stone in graveyard?)
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 17/01/2009 by Rosemary Potter