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Location: St Andrew’s Church, Minterne Magna, Dorset
Type: Grave
Material: Stone
Date of death: 19 August 1842 Place of death: Minterne House, Minterne Magna, Dorset
Description: A family grave to the left of the west door of the Church. A square plot, surrounded by low railings. The grave itself has sloping sides with a flat top surmounted by a flat carved stone cross. There is a carved inscription to one of the vertical sides below the railing. The grave is maintained by the present Lord and Lady Digby.
Dimensions: Approx 300 cm square
Transcription
beneath this stone lie
admiral hon robert digby died february 27 1814
elinor wife of the above died July 28 1830 aged 74
admiral sir henry digby died august 19 1842 aged 72
jane elizabeth dowager viscountess andover wife of the above