The Latin inscription on this plaque above the entrance to the Buchan-Hepburn burial vault may be translated as:-
SHRINE
To the Ancient
Now Revived
FAMILY of SMEATON HEPBURN
In the Year of Grace
1818
or perhaps as:-
SACRED
To the Ancient
HOUSE (Estate) of SMEATON HEPBURN
Now Restored
In the Year of Salvation
1818
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