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Cemeteries
The price list is for a burial in one of our cemeteries in Belfast. Burial fees are valid from 1 April 2025. Fees include VAT where applicable. For cremation fees, go to Cremations.
New grave plots are only available at Roselawn Cemetery. You can only buy a grave at the time of bereavement so that a burial can take place. You can't buy a grave before a bereavement.
| Type of grave | Belfast residents | Non-Belfast residents |
|---|---|---|
| Type A grave (full depth) - available at Roselawn Cemetery only |
£665 | £2,086 |
| Type B grave: when available (suitable for two burials or cremated remains) |
£321 | £1015 |
| Type C grave: when available (suitable for cremated remains only) | £194 | £608 |
| Fee for grant | £58 | £93 |
| Fee for duplicate | £93 | £185 |
| Fee for registration of transfer, probate or succession | £93 | £185 |
Price list for opening graves and vaults.
| Type of grave opening | Belfast residents | Non-resident double rate | Non-resident treble rate | Non-Belfast residents (graves bought after 1 April 2012) | Belfast resident aged 17 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First opening of a grave | £481 | £961 | £1,441 | £1,509 | £0 |
| Second opening of a grave or other subsequent openings | £373 | £745 | £1,116 | £1,164 | £0 |
| Burial of cremated remains in a grave | £93 | £184 | £275 | £287 | £0 |
| Saturday and public holiday levy for burial in a new or existing grave | £201 | £201 | £201 | £201 | £0 |
| Saturday and public holiday levy for burial of cremated remains in a new or existing grave | £101 | £101 | £101 | £101 | £0 |
| Exhumation | £4,677 | ||||
| Opening of a vault | Price on request | ||||
| Opening of a grave to check if a burial can take place | £194 | £608 | |||
We sold some graves and vaults originally at agreed double or treble rates. To find out if this applies to your grave, call 028 9027 0296.
This is the price list for memorials.
| Type of memorial | Price |
|---|---|
| Administration fee (grave search, additional inscription, memorial safety) | £20 |
| Fee to erect a memorial (all cemeteries) This is the erection fee you have to pay. You also need to pay a foundation fee for the headstone or memorial type you want to put in place. |
£82 |
| Surround only: for consolidated ground, where there is an existing headstone | £116 |
| Surround only: for unconsolidated ground, where there is an existing headstone | £340 |
| Type number 1: for consolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) | £172 |
| Type number 1A: for unconsolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) (2 piers - 9") (225mm) | £299 |
| Type number 2: for consolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) Plinth 18' x 9" x 6" (5500 x 225 x 150mm) | £277 |
| Type number 2A: for unconsolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) Plinth 18’ x 9’ x 6’ (5500 x 225 x 150 mm) (4 piers – 9”) (225 mm) | £644 |
| Type number 3: for any type of ground Foundations 4'6" x 2' x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) Plinth 17' x 9" x 6" (5200 x 225 x 150mm) (6 piers - 9") (225mm) | £752 |
| Type number 4: for consolidated ground Foundations 9' x 15" x 9" (2700 x 375 x 225mm) Plinth 22'6" x 12" x 6" (6850 x 300 x 150mm) | £448 |
| Type number 4A: for unconsolidated ground Foundations 9' x 12" x 9" (2700 x 300 x 225mm) Plinth 22'6" x 12" x 6" (6850 x 300 x 150mm) (4 piers - 12") (300mm) | £695 |
| Type V: 4'0" x 1'0" x 9" (1200 x 300 x 225mm) | £219 |
| Type VI: 8'0" x 1'0" x 1'3" (2400 x 300 x 375mm) | £431 |
We reserve the right to vary any inscription as may be found necessary or to refuse an inscription which is considered unsuitable. This applies to all memorial options in the council’s Memorial Management Policy.
| Type of memorial | Price |
|---|---|
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Woodland copse (with granite memorial) Cremated remains can be scattered and the name of your loved one, together with their date of death is engraved on a standing stone, located at the front of the copse. |
£446 |
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Tree plaque (up to 105 letters) These can be engraved with your own personalised inscription up to the maximum of 105 letters for existing memorial trees only. |
£98 |
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Tree plaque (up to 300 letters) These can be engraved with your own personalised inscription up to the maximum of 300 letters for existing memorial trees only. |
£178 |
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Memorial seat Families can buy a memorial seat with a plaque containing words of their choice to a maximum of 35 words. |
£1,297 |
|
Memorial seat plaque only Replacement plaque for an existing memorial seat to a maximum of 35 words |
£178 |
|
Columbarium The columbarium enables families to place specific galvanised urns of cremated remains into special niches. There are 45 numbered niches in each unit, each with a front section which incorporates a black memorial plaque. |
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Single urn in columbarium (25-year lease) Cost of inurnment in a single urn in columbarium and first inscription on plaque. |
£423 |
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Double urn in Columbarium (25-year lease) Cost of inurnment in a double urn in columbarium and first inscription on plaque. (When the lease of the first occupancy ends, the first urn will remain until the lease for the second occupancy ends). |
£839 |
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Memorial stone book tablet (up to 75 letters) Memorial stone books have been erected in the Garden of Remembrance at the City of Belfast Crematorium and Shankill Graveyard. There are 208 individual tablets on each book and the tablet can be engraved with wording of your choice. Cost of Memorial stone book tablet (up to a maximum of 75 characters). Characters include, letters numbers and punctuation. Motifs or photographs are not allowed. |
£338 |
| Removal of an existing tile from the stone book tablet | £44 |
Memorial urns in different materials are available to buy from the City of Belfast Crematorium. For more information call 028 9044 8342 or email [email protected].
| Type of urn | All residents |
|---|---|
| Brecon Urns | £220 |
| Brecon Keepsake | £39 |
| Pillar Oak Casket | £61 |
| Columbarium Metal Urn | £61 |
| Biodegradable Green Box | £13 |
| Small White Watermark Keepsake Box | £13 |
| White Watermark Keepsake Box – Medium | £15 |
| White Watermark Keepsake Box – Large | £17 |
This is the price list for the maintenance of graves.
| Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Clipping grass on a turfed grave (per year) | £47 |
| Weeding graves which are covered with stone chippings (per year) | £53 |
| Providing soil | £53 |
| Sowing with grass seed | £53 |
| Covering graves with concrete | £196 |
| Recovering graves with concrete after the burial of cremated remains | £104 |
| Size of area | Price |
|---|---|
| 3'x 3' grave without a headstone (planting at the head of a grave) | £58 |
| 3' x 1'7" grave with a headstone (planting at the head of a grave) | £41 |
Soil is included in these prices, which are for spring and summer bedding only.
| Size of area - approximately 7' x 4' (full grave below the headstone) |
Price |
|---|---|
| Spring or summer | £144 |
| Full year (including spring and summer) | £202 |
Graves will be planted with seasonal plants.
The price information is to buy a new grave for burial of cremated remains at Roselawn Cemetery only.
| Type of new grave | Belfast residents | Non-Belfast residents |
|---|---|---|
| Type A grave (full depth) | £665 | £2,086 |
| Type B grave – when available (suitable for two burials or cremated remains) | £321 |
£1015 |
| Type C grave – when available (suitable for cremated remains only) | £194 | £608 |
| Fee for grant | £58 | £93 |
| Fee for duplicate | £93 | £185 |
| Fee for registration of transfer, probate or succession | £93 | £185 |
The price information is for opening a grave to bury cremated remains.
| Type of grave opening | Belfast residents | Non-resident double Rate | Non-resident treble Rate | Non-Belfast residents (Graves bought after 1 April 2012) | Where the deceased was a Belfast resident aged 17 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burial of cremated remains in a grave | £91 | £180 | £269 | £281 | No charge |
| Saturday and public or council holiday levy for burial of cremated remains in a new or existing grave | £99 | £99 | £99 | £99 | No charge |
For more information, call the Bereavement Services office on 028 9027 0296.
| Type of entry | All residents |
|---|---|
| Charge per line in Book of Remembrance (minimum of two lines) | £36 |
| Badge | £86 |
| Coat of Arms | £167 |
Copies of Book of Remembrance entries can be obtained at 50% of current charge.
| Inscription | Cost |
|---|---|
| Up to 60 letters | £224 |
| Each additional letter | £4 per letter |
| Motif or Crest | Price available on request |
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