The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Forgan Kirkyard - The Gravestones

These inscriptions were recorded between 1992 and 1997. Some of the photos were taken at that time but most have been taken within the past 10 years. Since I did the original surveys, weather and time have taken their toll - some of the inscriptions are no longer visible and some stones have fallen face down.

Quite a few photos have still to be taken.

Other pages: Notes on Kirkyard Plan of the kirkyard Gravedigger's Book from 1899 Mortcloth records 1695 - 1835 Vicarsford Cemetery Which Cemetery?

The Gravestones:

The stone numbers only refer to this website. They are not used anywhere else.

Indistinct characters have been inserted in (round brackets); missing characters are shown by a single dot; longer gaps by a series of 3 dots; editorial additions are inserted in [square brackets]. Most of the inscriptions are on the east side of the stones. Where there are inscriptions on more than 1 side, this is indicated.

All stones are listed below, or you can search them for any word or part of a word:

No.	Inscription	Photos
191 Plan	Erected by Catherine Bell, East Newport in memory of her beloved husband Captain Archibald Bell late of the ship "Humber" who departed this life at Newport 31 July 1869 aged 56 years and whose remains are interred here; the above Catherine Bell died at Carnoustie 30 January 1881 aged 74 years; Archibald Bell only son of above died at Broughty Ferry 5 July 1883 in the 33rd year of his age.

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