Work will begin on Monday on the walled memorial garden at Mortonhall required following the babies’ ashes scandal which rocked Edinburgh Council when first uncovered.
The matter led to a full-scale enquiry led by Dame Eilish Angiolini into the way babies’ ashes were dealt with in Edinburgh and a nationwide inquiry into other crematoria across Scotland.
Parents were asked to choose between four different designs designed to provide a private and peaceful place for personal contemplation.
The walled garden design emerged as the favourite, and will include beech hedges, birch trees, a stone ball water feature, rocks, a pathway and seating and will be located off the existing memorial walkway within easy reach of the main chapel.
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