Notes:

The mortstones were intentionally made very heavy to prevent their removal or destruction by unauthorised persons who might wish to gain access to the bodies they protected. Therefore for lowering them into position on the grave at the time of burial, and for lifting them out again when all danger of body-snatching was past, strong tackle was required. The tackle formerly used in the church yard of Inverurie is still in existence and in good order. It had been stored on the premises of Mr Gray, baker, Inverurie, whose shop and dwelling-house were at the south end of the town, not far from the churchyard. This was a very suitable place for its safekeeping, not only because it was convenient for the churchyard, but because, on the premises of a baker, it would be under observation both by day and night.