Burial Grounds

There are 199 burial grounds in Aberdeenshire managed and maintained by Landscape Services and a further 13 private burial grounds where Interments can be arranged by the registrar or Landscape Services depending on the location of the burial ground.

• Abbrieviated burial ground rules and regulations (pdf kb)
• Burial Ground Strategy (pdf kb)
• Burial Grounds Rules and Regulations (pdf kb)

List of charges

effective from 1st April 2011

• Purchase of Right of Burial
• Full Interment Charges
• Erection of Headstones and Memorial Plaques
• Transfer of Lair Rights
• Search of Records
• Duplicate Lair Certificate
• Notes
• Public Holiday Surcharge

Purchase of Right of Burial

Full Interment Charges

Surcharge for burials scheduled for after 3 pm 50% Surcharge on above price for public holidays 100%

Erection of Headstones and Memorial Plaques

• Preparatory work for erection of headstone = £99.00
• Preparatory work for commemorative plaque = £26
• Granting permission where no foundation necessary = £21

• Transfer of Lair Rights = £53
• Search of Records (per hour or part thereof) = £15
• Duplicate Lair Certificate (plus cost of any necessary search)= £53

Note: The following interments only carried out by special arrangement.

Save in exceptional circumstances, no interments permitted on:

• Saturdays after 11.30 am
• Sunday's
• 25th December
• 1st January

All applications for such should be made to the Director of Infrastructure Services or his nominated representative.

Public Holiday Surcharge

• 25th December (by special arrangement only)
• 26th December (or nominated day)
• 1st January (by special arrangement only)
• 2nd January (or nominated day)
• Good Friday
• May Day