James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton

[3] In turn the Grahams, the Bishop, his brother and nephew, allied themselves to the Earl and pledged to assist him in recovering the diverted lands of Whittingehame and Morton.

[3] It appears, however, that this pledge was intended to draw the Earl of Morton into a conspiracy that included the Bishop, Lord Boyd and his party.

[10] Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings.

Today, as one of the visitors remarked, "[o]nce crisply carved and detailed with heraldic devices", the tombs have "the look of sand sculptures after the tide has washed in and retreated".

[11] Due to their historical value, in 2005 a team of volunteers and preservationists created a protective canopy over their effigies.