Memorial No. | 220 |
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Surname(s) | WEMYSS |
Memorial Type (1) | 1 |
Number Commemorated | 1 |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 2 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 4 Collapsed, broken, 2 parts extant 2nd piece now flat on ground, H970mm, W550mm |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 4 Traces |
Dimensions in mm | H 1440 x W 970 x D 0 |
Orientation (2) | flat |
Faces Inscribed (2) | flat on top |
Technique of Inscription | embossed stone |
Inscription 1 | illegible |
Inscription 2 | (top stone) BOG . . . P . . . . . . .ADD . . . (AS PER OLD RECORD NO 85) (in enclosure with 84) (arms) (4 lions rampant) (inscription illegible except for) 11.1.1631 (compare with old record no 263) Jas Wemyss of Boggie 1.2.1631 40 (underneath arms - shield with 4 lions rampant flanked by IW) Note: 4 Rampant lions on shield (Wemyss coat of arms) One of oldest stones still visible in Old Kirk Graveyard. (? Are 2 pieces placed correctly in relation to each other? Don't fit together properly.) |
(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
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