Cemeteries
Coronavirus update
As we continue to review our service delivery in response to COVID-19, we are introducing further measures in relation to burial arrangements at our cemeteries:
- We are advising funeral directors and families that only single burial plots may be purchased at this time.
- As per Government guidelines, only immediate family should be present at the burial (limited to 10 people).
- All those present must follow social distancing guidelines – you should not attend if you are symptomatic or self-isolating.
- Mourners will be asked to stand five metres away from the grave. Cemetery staff will be wearing personal protective equipment in order to protect themselves and others.
- Commitals will be limited to 15 minutes.
- Mourners are asked to leave the graveside immediately after the committal, and avoid any contact with each other.
- If the family wishes to live stream the burial, they may do so provided the funeral director and faith representative is in agreement with this, and it does not cause a delay in the committal.
We recognise this is a distressing time for anyone who has lost a loved one. These measures are being put in place to protect staff who are carrying out this critical service, and also to protect members of the public.
We would like to express our sincere sympathy to all those who are bereaved in these very difficult circumstances.
Work on memorials
We are suspending the processing of all memorial applications from Monday 30 March.
After this date, no new memorials or additional inscriptions will be authorised.
Work permits will not be issued, and it will not be possible to sign in at cemetery offices.
Bereavement Services
Our Bereavement Services Office is closed to the public, but remains open by appointment for funeral directors only.
Our phone number is 028 9027 0296.
Contact our Bereavement Services Office if you have a query about our cemeteries.
Office opening hours
| Day |
Time |
| Monday and Friday |
8.30am - 4pm |
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday |
9am - 4pm |
| Saturday |
8.30am - 11.30am |
Holiday opening hours
Opening hours may vary during public holidays.
About our cemeteries
Roselawn is currently the only cemetery with new burial plots available.
There are no new grave plots available in either Dundonald or Belfast City Cemetery, but burials can still take place in existing graves.
Cremations are conducted at City of Belfast Crematorium.
We also maintain five historical cemeteries.
Find out more about:
We do not look after or hold records for Milltown Cemetery.
Memorial safety inspection programme
We'll be completing a health and safety audit of headstones and memorials in City Cemetery, Dundonald Cemetery, Friar’s Bush Graveyard, Glenalina Cemetery, Knock Burial Ground and Knockbreda Cemetery. We will begin our inspections in August 2018 and will work through the cemetery grave section by grave section.
Read more about our memorial safety inspection programme.
For more information email memorialsafety@belfastcity.gov.uk
Visiting our cemeteries
Visit our cemeteries and discover their fascinating heritage, as well as the wealth of wildlife that resides amongst our headstones, memorials, hedgerows and mature trees.
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