Memorial No. 243
Surname(s)BLACK
Memorial Type (1)5 Wall mounted
Number Commemorated 2
MaterialSandstone
Stonemason 
Number of Components 1
Condition of Monument (3)1 Sound, in situ
Condition of Inscription (4)2 Clear but worn
Dimensions in mmH 680 x W 650 x D 90
Orientation (2)8
Faces Inscribed (2)NW
Technique of InscriptionInscribed
Inscription 1
JOHN BLACK M.A.
ADVOCATE
SHERIFF SUBSTITUTE OF THE LEWS
ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE
BORN 19 MARCH 1828
DIED 16 JULY 1887
Inscription 2
AND
KATHERINE INGLIS BLACK
THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER
BORN 8 MARCH 1834
DIED 21 MAY 1905



(Notes: Small stone on left - one of 3 in enclosure with 244 and 245. Enclosure wall mostly lost.)
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