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?
| No. | Inscription | Photos |
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| 223 Plan | [At Boulterhall, (grid ref. NO 417245; 56.4089, -2.9464), in a field east of the A914 south-west of the Five Roads roundabout, a burial place previously enclosed by railings. Jervise recorded this stone, also illustrated in Millar. The stone skull which surmounted it has now fallen off; the text is partially obscured, the inscriptions are taken from these sources:] A N [shield] 1647 Stuip low, poore soule and mone for sinne, cry up to Christ to bring the in, that when the bodie is loudged heir thou may injoy his preasence deir until the day of the gryte cal then we must rys to iudgmente al then uneited we shal be to prais the glorius trinitie. Ther is no fisching .o the sie nor serves lyk a Kings thats fre God gives them minsuel to revard such as to vertue have regaird. Honi soit ... mal y pence [Millar, Mitchell & Ancient Monuments assign this stone to Alexander Nairne of Sandford. The shield is described as "on a chaplet, five mullets counterchanged, for Nairne".] [from Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions of Scotland, vol. 2, Charles Rogers, 1872, p414 "At St. Fort in this parish is the ancient burial-vault of the old family of Nairne, of Sandford, owners of the estate from the fourteenth century till about the year 1717. The founder of the House was Alexander Nairne, of Sandford, Lyon King of Arms, and Comptroller of the Household of James II. At the entrance of the vault a freestone slab, dated 1647, with the family arms, and the initials A. N., has the following inscription:- "Stvip . low . poore . sovle . and . mone . for . sinne . Cry . vp . to . Christ . to . bring . the . in . That . vhen . the bodie . is . lovdged . heir . Thov . may . inioy . his . preasence . deir . Vntil . the . day . of . the . gryte . cal. When . we . mvst . rys . to . Jdgmente . al . Then . rewvnytit, we . shal . be . To . prais . the . glorivs . Trinitie." Alexander Nairne, thus commemorated, obtained a crown charter 27th July, 1633. His son, Sir Thomas Nairne of Sandford, was Lieutenant-Colonel of Horse and member of the Committee of War in 1649. On the Restoration he was fined £1,800. The estate of Sandford, or St. Fort, is now the property of John Berry, Esq., who in 1870 was served heir of line to Sir Thomas Nairne."] link to Historic Environment Scotland site |   |