Cholera Epidemic, Dunfermline blue plaque
Overview
Cholera Epidemic, Dunfermline blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Scotland Fife. This blue commemorative plaque records: Cholera Epidemic 1832. This plaque commemorates the 158 people who died in the outbreak of cholera which swept through Dunfermline in 1832.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This plaque commemorates the 158 people who died in the outbreak of cholera which swept through Dunfermline in 1832.
People and events
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Cholera Epidemic 1832.
How it worked
The saved account records: Victims of the disease are buried in this area.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Cholera Epidemic, Dunfermline blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Cholera Epidemic 1832. This plaque commemorates the 158 people who died in the outbreak of cholera which swept through Dunfermline in 1832. Victims of the disease are buried in this area. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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