As I said in my previous post we aren't quite finished with the Spitalhaugh burial enclosure as there is a plaque located on one of the side walls, as seen above and in detail below. The text is very hard to read but I think it says the following:
In Memory of
Isabel Cairns
born 10th Sept. 1813, died 27th oct. 1883
for fiftyone years
in the service of the late
Sir William Fergusson Bar't (this stands for Baronet) of
Spitalhaugh
and his family
by whom this is erected
Well done, good and faithful servant
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord
Can you imagine, of her 70 years on this earth, she spend 51 working as a servant to the same family who couldn't even resist mentioning their title on her wall tablet, as well as on every single one inside the enclosure. Talking of worldly thoughts!
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