Church Ekford

[loandy]

Latin inscription on the northern wall of the Church ,Ekford , Scotland. My GGreat parents were married there 1837, It was a bit faded for me to decipher when I took this photo 2 years ago, Any  one  able to read it. Have attached photo,,

[hdw]

Eckford, not Ekford. I can make out enough of the Latin inscription to see that it's to Sir William Bennet and it says, roughly, 'this is a monument to himself and to his (family), well-deserving persons'. Bennet is mentioned here -

http://www.morebattle.bordernet.co.uk/history/eckford-parish.html

I had Richardson ancestors at Eckford.

Harry

[loandy]

Thanks Harry, Eckford of course,,