Crematorium
Funeral Flowers for Mortonhall Crematorium
Mortonhall Crematorium occupies a clearing in mature woodland off Howdenhall Road, on the southern fringe of Edinburgh where the Mortonhall estate begins. The City of Edinburgh Council opened it in 1967.
Architecturally it is exceptional: Sir Basil Spence, who rebuilt Coventry Cathedral, designed the chapels, and the building's listed status reflects its standing among Scotland's great modern structures. Light falls through its tall windows in a way visitors tend to remember.
Edinburgh families across the city use Mortonhall, as do many from Midlothian, and the woodland gardens receive ashes for scattering or interment. The flower guidance below reflects how local florists actually work the venue.
Flower Policy
Edinburgh's florists bring every style of tribute through the trees to Mortonhall, circlets, coffin-top designs, single sheaves, floral lettering. A piece of exceptional size wants advance warning, routed through the funeral director to the venue.
Delivery precedes the funeral by a sensible interval that the shop arranges with crematorium staff. When mourners emerge from the chapel, the tributes await them outside; from there the family may carry them off, leave them standing for some days, or direct them to a charity.
Delivery Guidance
Because Mortonhall has more than one chapel, a complete order states the chapel where known, alongside the funeral's name, date and hour, and the address: Mortonhall Crematorium, Howdenhall Road, Edinburgh.
Morningside, Liberton and Gilmerton shops are at the venue often enough to know its rhythms, and central Edinburgh florists deliver south without trouble.
A florist can otherwise lodge the tribute with the funeral home the previous day; it then comes down Howdenhall Road in the procession.
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Access & Directions
The signposted entrance lies off Howdenhall Road between Liberton and Fairmilehead, with parking inside.
Buses cover Howdenhall Road and the nearby main routes; by car, central Edinburgh is roughly twenty minutes north.
Trees screen the buildings from the road, so first-time visitors should watch for the signs.
Towns Served
Nearby Crematoria
- Warriston Crematorium
Warriston Road, Edinburgh EH7
- Daldowie Crematorium
Daldowie, Uddingston, Glasgow G71
- Linn Crematorium
Lainshaw Drive, Glasgow G45
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Frequently asked questions
Who runs Mortonhall Crematorium?
The City of Edinburgh Council, since the doors opened in 1967; it is the council's principal crematorium for the city.
Is the building architecturally significant?
Very. Sir Basil Spence, the architect of Coventry Cathedral, designed it, and it holds listed status as one of the most admired modern buildings in Scotland.
When should funeral flowers be delivered to Mortonhall?
Ahead of the funeral, by a margin the florist agrees with the venue. The family's part is an accurate order: chapel if known, name, date and hour.
Where do the tributes go after a Mortonhall service?
They are brought outside for the company to see on leaving; the family then decides whether they travel home, stay a while in the grounds, or go to a good cause.