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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.
List of charges
effective from 1st May 2008
- 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
(100 % surcharge for non-residents)
| Purchase of Right of Burial | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|
| Full Interment Lair | £250 | £500 |
| Casket Lair | £110 | £220 |
Full Interment Charges
(50 % surcharge for non-residents)
| Full Interment Charges | Days | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| For persons 16 years and over | Monday - Friday | £390 | £580 |
| Saturday | £580 | £870 | |
| Sunday | £760 | £1140 | |
| Child aged 5 - 16 years | Monday - Friday | £140 | £200 |
| Saturday | £200 | £300 | |
| Sunday | £270 | £400 | |
| Child up to 5 years | Monday - Friday | £110 | £170 |
| Saturday | £170 | £250 | |
| Sunday | £220 | £330 | |
| Stillborn Child | Monday - Friday | £40 | £60 |
| Saturday | £60 | £90 | |
| Sunday | £80 | £120 | |
| Cremated Remains (with or without casket) | Monday - Friday | £80 | £120 |
| Saturday | £120 | £180 | |
| Sunday | £160 | £240 | |
| Scattering of Ashes | n/a | £22 | £33 |
| Testing a Lair/Trial Dig | n/a | £85 | £125 |
| Disinterment of Remains | n/a | charge at cost |
|
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 = £80
- Preparatory work for commemorative plaque = £22
- Granting permission where no foundation necessary = £17
- Transfer of Lair Rights = £44
- Search of Records (per hour or part thereof) = £10
- Duplicate Lair Certificate (plus cost of any necessary search)= £44
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 Transportation and Infrastructure 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
