5/5 Prathapkumar M. 10 months ago on Google β’ 291 reviews
Beautiful
and
Very
Calm
Place
With
burial
space
at
All
Saintsβ
Church
fast
running
out
towards
the
end
of
the
19th
century,
it
was
decided
that
Coonoor
should
have
its
own
Christian
cemetery
to
supplement
those
at
Kotagiri
and
Ooty.
Surrounded
by
tea
plantations,
the
new
Tiger
Hill
Cemetery
was
opened
in
1905.
With
its
remote
location
amidst
mist-covered
hills,
Tiger
Hill
has
developed
a
mystical
reputation
and
has
become
a
destination
for
thrill-seeking
tourists
and
film-makers.
Unfortunately,
it
has
also
drawn
in
undesirables
who
have
deliberately
or
unintentionally
damaged
the
headstones,
and
its
lush
grassy
areas
have
been
equally
attractive
to
huge
lumbering
gaur
(Indian
Bison),
and
even
to
elephants,
which
have
wreaked
even
greater
destruction.
It
is
hoped
that
the
new,
higher,
reinforced
perimeter
wall,
to
which
BACSA
have
contributed
support,
will
provide
new
protection
for
the
foreseeable
future.
Within
the
cemetery
there
are
about
500
British
graves.
Planters
and
their
families
predominate
and
there
are
military
and
government
workers,
as
well
as
many
connected
with
the
railways.
The
Nilgiri
Mountain
Railway,
now
recognised
as
a
UNESCO
World
Heritage
site,
and
its
Coonoor
Station,
were
built
soon
after
Tiger
Hill
opened;
they
are
a
draw
to
tourists
from
far
and
wide.
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