IN MEMORY OF
JOHN Mc.DONALD
MASON MANNAL
WHO DIED 1ST JANy. 1881
AGED 77 YEARS
ALSO HIS SON
JOHN
WHO DIED 1ST JULY 1879
AGED 17 YEARS
There is a shield which is charged quarterly
1st lion rampant
2nd castle standing on a rock
3rd a galley sail furled
4th 2 birds ? eagle
Most probably across the top was inscribed Altera Merces which translates as “Other Reward” or “Reward is Secondary” but is now illegible.
Possibly this one is the one noted by Beveridge* with the name Hector Maclean Minister of Coll and was to the memory of his son.
Traces of letters can be seen on this table top more clearly than ST 002 so it might have been legible when Beveridge recorded it.
* Coll & Tiree ,Bevridge 190
IN MEMORY
OF
JOHN MACPHADYEN
WHO DIES 27TH NOV 1816 AGED 90 YEARS
ALSO HIS SPOUSE JANNET WHO
DIED 19TH FEB 1816 AGED 71/91 YEARS
ERECTED BY THEIR SON
ALLAN MACPHADYEN
IN REMEBRANCE OF DUTIFUL AND
AFFECTIONATE PARENTS
Allan who erected the stone was a well to do man. He lived in Scarinish and for many years had tenancy of the Scarinish Hotel. Allan ferried rocks from Mull for 7 years, for the Skerryvore Lighthouse so would have met and possibly knew the stonemasons who may have made this stone for him as it has a style of the stonemasons stones that can be seen at Soroby.
Skerryvore was built in the 1840’s so if these dates of death are correct, and they may not be as they are very hard to read this stone was erected at least 20 years after his parents death.
