The Scottish War Graves Project Part of the Scottish Military Research Group (Registered Scottish Charity No. SC043826). Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Black marks on CWGC headstones in Aignish / Eye Cemetery          The Scottish War Graves Project Forum Index -> Queries and Requests View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Adam Brown Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Edinburgh Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:23 pm    Post subject: Black marks on CWGC headstones in Aignish / Eye Cemetery There seem to be quite a few CWGC headstones in the Western Isles Cemetery - Ainish / Eye where the blacking in of the letters on the headstones has been a bit slapdash. Will this be cleaned up or is it expected the will the weather will do it? Adam Back to top David McNay Site Admin Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 1559 Location: Lanarkshire Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:19 pm    Post subject: I've seen this before. What I think has happened is that the lettering has been "filled in". Probably by a stonemason. I've seen marks like this when a name has been added to an existing gravestone. I would expect that they will be cleaned in due course. Back to top adb41 Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 1546 Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:27 am    Post subject: I have noticed in recent weeks that the lettering on CWGC gravestones in several Lewis graveyards has been filled in with black, e.g. at Sandwick and Aignish / Eye. I was quite happy to see that, as the legibility was beginning to suffer. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Scottish War Graves Project Forum Index -> Queries and Requests All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum General Section----------------IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THE POST IN THIS SECTIONNew Members IntroductionsNews and Guidelines Other Topics----------------Queries and RequestsUseful links Regions----------------AberdeenshireArgyll & ButeAyrshireBordersDumfries & GallowayDundee & AngusEdinburghFifeGlasgow & DunbartonshireHighlandsLanarkshireLothiansMorayOrkney & ShetlandPerth & KinrossRenfrewshireStirling & Central ScotlandWestern IslesOverseas burials  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com