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Mortonhall House Burial Ground, Frogston Road East, Edinburgh

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General Details and Location

Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Mortonhall House Burial Ground
Other Name(s)
Address
Frogston Road East, Edinburgh
Locality
Postcode
EH16 6TJ
Planning Authority
Edinburgh
Divisional Area
Reference No
3897
Listing Category
A
OS Grid Ref
NT 26525 68359
Location Type
Urban
HS Reference No
28096

Description

Family burial ground with some surviving memorials on tree-planted mound to E of house with stone retaining wall. (Historic Environment Scotland).
Building Dates
unknown
Architects
unknown

Category of Risk and Development History

Condition
Very Poor
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
12/04/2009, 5/12/2012, 10/3/2015, 23/10/2020
Development History
April 2009: External inspection finds the enclosure heavily overgrown and no memorial stones upright. The boundary wall is starting to collapse in sections.
5 December 2012: Limited external inspection possible - no significant change from the previous site visit is evident.
10 March 2015: Inspection finds some undergrowth has been cleared, otherwise the site remains in much the same condition as seen previously.
23 October 2020: External inspection finds trees and shrubs are overtaking the burial ground once more, burial ground wall now only partially visible, flattened gravestones are disappearing into the undergrowth. Statue remains the same as last time.

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Availability

Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified. See FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown

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Classification
Cemeteries and Graveyards
Original Entry Date
14-APR-09
Date of Last Edit
14/03/2022