Bodies will have to be exhumed at a second South Ayrshire cemetery over another water ingress issue.
Troon Cemetery will undergo the exact same painstaking water removal works which were confirmed in Ayr.
The burial grounds' extension was probed last month after leaks were spotted by grieving relatives.
Bosses have now confirmed they will be following the ‘same process’ as Ayr which will involve removing memorials and moving the deceased to a facility.
Troon families were told the heartbreaking dreaded news via a letter which mirrors the letter that devastated Ayr families received.
Ayrshire Live has seen the letter sent to Troon families which details the grim process should families opt to have their loved ones removed.
In a letter it tells how Ayr will take precedence before Troon — with distraught relatives having to wait at least four months before their loved ones' Troon graves are looked at.
The distressing letter also details that loved ones will be placed in a “standard coffin” before they are reburied.
Mourners have been given until next Friday to decide if they want their loved ones to be removed from what was supposed to be their final resting place.
Families have been given the opportunity to meet cemetery chiefs at the town's Walker Hall on Monday.
It comes after Ayrshire Live told that all 126 chambers in the Ayr Cemetery extension had ‘water issues’.
Cemetery bosses remained tight-lipped on bodies being exhumed at Troon when asked about the possibility of the same grim outcome taking place.
And they were unable to tell Ayrshire Live exactly how many graves in Troon are affected but this number is expected to be far lower than that confirmed in Ayr.
Troon councillor Philip Saxton has called for an investigation into the issue at both burial grounds.
The Labour politician told Ayrshire Live: “Families in Troon are devastated that they will have to see their loved ones removed from their resting place.
“I hope that the council discusses everything with the families face to face and there is some sort of bereavement counsellor or minister provided to them.
“I’ll take up anyone’s concerns but its a private matter between families and the local authority.
“I certainly understand that people will be frustrated and angry.
“I’d certainly have questions to ask if it was my family, there will be a lot of questions and these families deserve answers.”
“We should call for some sort of investigation, someone is obviously responsible for this.”
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