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Stuart Wilson

South Ayrshire Council to carry out new tests at Ayr Cemetery in bid to stop water leaking into graves

Council chiefs are to carry out more tests at Ayr Cemetery after water was found leaking into graves.

Screens will be erected again this Wednesday as specialist teams bid to find "potential solutions" to the ongoing problem.

South Ayrshire bosses say a "combination of rainwater and surface water" was found entering chambers.

Ayrshire Live understands an initial report is probing ineffective sealant used on each lair.

Council officials today confirmed tha water was entering the graves "through the top slats and the joints where the slats rest upon the chamber walls".

Ayr Cemetery is the subject of the investigation (AYRSHIRE POST)

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A spokesperson added: "While we await the final reports, we are looking at some potential solutions to completely seal the chambers and plan to carry out some tests on empty chambers from Wednesday.

"This will take approximately one to two weeks. Screening will be in place while we trial the potential solutions, but the cemetery extension will remain open to the public.

"We will be able to programme plans to rectify the issue when we have undertaken these tests and are in receipt of all final reports, findings, and recommendations from the specialists.

"We fully appreciate that this is a sensitive and distressing issue for families, however, we must be confident that any measures we may implement will solve the problem.

"We have remained in regular contact with affected family lair owners and will continue to liaise with them directly throughout."

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