Old gravestones askew at the 18th and 19th century at Logie Cemetery one of the oldest and haunted graveyards in Dundee,UK
Old gravestones askew at the 18th and 19th century at Logie Cemetery one of the oldest and haunted graveyards in Dundee. At one time Logie was a separate independent very little is known of the history of the parish but it is known that a church existed there as far back as the 12th Cemetery became seriously overcrowded so much so that some graves were dug in the pathways. It is also said that in one year a hundred burials took place when there was only room for three. Not surprisingly because of this and also because of its isolated position the graveyard had a very unsavoury in The Advertiser of May 13th 1834 that body snatchers or Resurrection men had tried to steal a newly interred December that year it was also reported that a gang of highwaymen were organizing attacks on passers-by in Logie Road. There was no wall round the graveyard and it was a haunt of ‘loafers’ and other unsavoury characters. During the day, animals could roam at will and it was not uncommon to see cattle or horses amongst the graves." horrid scenes". These were graphically described in a newspaper report in 1869 when the Magistrates and Town Council of Dundee presented a petition to the Sheriff to have the graveyard closed. The graveyard was closed to burials in 1870. Representations were made by several people who had "rights of burial" that these rights should continue for a time. These were agreed to and the last burial is believed to have taken place in 1875.
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Location: Dundee Lochee Angus Tayside Scotland United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Dundee Photographics / Alamy / Afripics
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