This fifteen foot high granite obelisk can be found in front of Lochlee Kirk in the settlement of Invermark at the end of Glen Esk, the most easterly of the Angus Glens in the eastern highlands of Scotland.
The monument marks the graves of members of the Inglis family, including the Rev. David Inglis who erected the obelisk in the churchyard of the place of worship that he preached.
The obelisk is the most prominent memorial in the churchyard and stands immediately in front of the kirk to the south. It is surrounded by eight small replicas in a square shape which mark the grave. The north face which faces the kirk has an inscription which reads as follows:
'ERECTED BY THE REV. DAVID INGLIS
MINISTER AT LOCHLEE
IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER CHRISTIAN INGLIS
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 16th DAY OF JULY 1808
IN THE 73RD YEAR OF HER AGE
NOS OMNES METAM PROPERAMUS AD UNAM
RESTORED AND RENEWED BY HIS GRANDCHILDREN
THE DESCENDANTS OF HIS TWO SONS
DAVID INGLIS ESQ. OF THE BAILLIES, LOCHLEE
AND THE REV. ROBERT INGLIS M.A. OF EDZELL
IN LOVING MEMORY 1902
"HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER"'
The eastern face reads as follows:
'IN MEMORY OF THE REV. DAVID INGLIS, LOCHLEE
WHO DIED ON THE 18TH JANUARY 1837
IN THE 66TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
AND THE 31ST YEAR OF HIS MINISTRY
ESTEEMED AS A FRIEND
BELOVED IN ALL THE RELATIONS OF SOCIAL LIFE
DISTINGUISHED FOR CHARITY AND BENEVOLENCE
FAITHFUL IN THE DISCHARGE OF HIS MINISTERIAL DUTIES
AND COMMANDMENTS OF THE LORD
BLAMELESS WHEN CALLED TO DEPART
HENCE HE SUBMITTED WITH PAINFUL RESIGNATION
TO THE DIVINE WILL IN THE FIRM HOPE OF SALVATION
THROUGH A REDEEMER
HE FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
"MARK THE PERFECT AND BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT
FOR THE END OF THAT MAN IS PEACE"'
The south face reads as follows:
'HERE IS INTERRED CATHERINE COLLIER
THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE REV. DAVID S. INGLIS OF LOCHLEE
WHO DIED AT MONTROSE ON THE 30TH JANUARY 1861 AGED 91 YEARS
A GOOD WIFE A LOVING MOTHER AND ONE OF THE SWEETEST OF WOMEN'
The west face reads as follows:
'HERE ALSO REST THE BODIES OF JANE INGLIS
WHO DIED 11TH SEPTEMBER 1811 AGED 2 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS
AND OF WILLIAM BURNETT INGLIS
WHO DIED ON 12TH SEPTEMBER 1815 AGED 4 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
AND OF WILHELMINA BURNETT INGLIS
RELICT OF JAMES STORMONTH ESQUIRE
WHO DIED AT MONTROSE ON THE 6TH JULY 1866 AGED 50 YEARS
AND OF JANE CHRISTINA INGLIS
THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE FAMILY OF THE REV. DAVID INGLIS
WHO DIED 4TH JULY 1893 AGED 81 YEARS'