The Alford Image Library
Tombstone at West Kirk, AlfordThe inscription says:
GEORGE MELVIE MINISTER OF
ALFORD WHO DEPARTED
THES LYEF UPON
THE 14 DAY OF NOV
1678
The present church building dates from 1804, so it would appear that the tablet originally covered a grave elsewhere in the kirkyard or kirk itself.
Picture added on 15 September 2008