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Report - Elphinstone Tower & Cemetery, Falkirk - JUNE 2018

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GreyFox

Misanthropic Mistress
28DL Full Member
History

Built in the early 16th century, Elphinstone Tower served as a burial vault for the Murray family, and stands within the extensive Dunmore Estate.

Around 1850, construction of a private chapel beside the tower was completed. St Andrew's Episcopal Church.

The Murray family left Dunmore in 1911. The church was completely demolished in the early 1960s, and a storm around 1968 caused a small section of the tower to collapse.

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The ruins of Elphinstone Tower and its remaining burial grounds lie deep within the wilds of the Dunmore Estate.

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Inside, the mausoleum has been severely vandalised over the years, leaving it empty and broken. The Murray family coffins have been disinterred and relocated to Blair Atholl. (https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/902629)

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Outside, the remains of St Andrews graveyard is hidden within overgrown foliage.

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And the obvious signs of vandalism and desecration adds to an eerie sight.

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All in all, Elphinstone Tower is a lovely little explore. Hidden in the woods, it is a peaceful and beautiful setting, with a somewhat sad and nostalgic undertone as you notice the clear signs of disrespect and vandalism.
 
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Bugsuperstar

Irresponsible & Reckless
Regular User
I like it. There’s a place just like this near me where you can shake hands with a few skeletons if that’s your thing.

Interesting report.
 

moopudped

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Certainly no "grave robbing" here. The coffins were disinterred and moved to Blair Atholl in the 90's after the place fell apart and was repeatedly vandalised. Interesting report though.
 

GreyFox

Misanthropic Mistress
28DL Full Member
Certainly no "grave robbing" here. The coffins were disinterred and moved to Blair Atholl in the 90's after the place fell apart and was repeatedly vandalised. Interesting report though.

Thanks for confirming that! The local I was with had been before, and there were empty coffins lay about back then. So we just assumed.
 

ALBA Adventures

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Some more pictures of the location. It is a shame that the chapel that was here in the past is gone now and that nobody care about the bodies that still left on the site...

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ALBA Adventures

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
I hope it is okay to add some photos of the past here to understand how this place looked at better days. The old St. Andrews chapel is visible on some pictures and the tower how it looked before collapsed and just after the collapse.

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