Entrance to the golf club
A woman's skull and human remains have been found on a flash £4million estate. once owned by the Drambuie whisky dynasty, the Daily Record reports.
It was gathered that the skull could have been lying there for six months. Police shut down three holes at neighbouring Gogarburn Golf Club, near Edinburgh, as they searched for more remains.
Club secretary Kenneth Brown said: “Some remains were found in a neighbour’s grounds on Saturday.
“The police expanded the search on to the golf course on Monday. We’ve got scrubland between the ninth fairway and the estate boundary. It’s possible animals could have spread any remains around.
the skull
“The police really aren’t telling us anything. We’ve closed the seventh, eighth and ninth holes while they’re here.”
The skull was found in the 23-acre grounds of Gogar Mount House.
Police mounted a wider search of the area – close to the old Glasgow Road out of the capital – which turned up more bones on Sunday and Monday.
Specialists put up a white tent on the ninth hole of the golf course to examine more suspected remains.
Three of the course’s 12 holes remained closed yesterday as the inquiry continues. Neighbours said police had searched a nearby burn and fields.
Specialists raise tent
Dundee University experts who can produce pictures of people based on skull scans have been brought in to help identify the woman. The uni would not comment.
Dale Chambers, 20, lives near the estate. The tiler said: “The police have been searching the burn which runs behind my garden.
“Someone at the golf club told me skeletal remains had been found. It’s a bit worrying, whatever has happened, so close to home.”
A police spokesman said: “Officers were called to Gogarstone Road at about 4pm on Saturday following the discovery of human remains within the grounds of a property.
“A forensic examination is under way to establish the full circumstances surrounding this, and further updates will be provided when available.”