Here is the full list of figures showing the remaining capacity at all council-run cemeteries in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Highland, Moray, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
All data has been provided by the local authorities. Additional capacity has already been created, or is planned, at some sites.
Aberdeen City Council
- Allenvale Cemetery: No plans to create more lairs
- Dyce Cemetery Medieval site: 700 (estimated number of lairs that could still be created within site).
- Grove Cemetery: No plans to create more lairs
- Hazlehead Cemetery: 4,000 (estimated number of lairs that could still be created within site).
- John Knox Churchyard: No plans to create more lairs
- Nellfield Cemetery: No plans to create more lairs
- Newhills Cemetery: 700 (estimated number of lairs that could still be created within site).
- Nigg Churchyard: No plans to create more lairs
- Old Machar Churchyard: No plans to create more lairs
- Peterculter Churchyard Medieval site: No plans to create more lairs
- Springbank Cemetery: No plans to create more lairs
- St Clement’s Churchyard: No plans to create more lairs
- St Fittick’s Churchyard: No plans to create more lairs
- St Nicholas Churchyard: No plans to create more lairs
- St Peter’s Cemetery, King Street: No plans to create more lairs
- St.Mary’s Chapel of Stoneywood: No plans to create more lairs
- Trinity Cemetery: No plans to create more lairs
Aberdeenshire Council
- Auchterless Burial Ground: 43 (casket lairs unsold)
- Auchterless Burial Ground: 147 (coffin lairs unsold)
- Belhelvie Churchyard: 34
- Belhelvie Churchyard: 85
- Ellon Cemetery: 8
- Ellon Cemetery: 70
- Fyvie Burial Ground: 54
- Fyvie Burial Ground: 342
- Monquhitter Churchyard: 12
- Monquhitter Churchyard: 0
- Oldmeldrum Cemetery: 63
- Oldmeldrum Cemetery: 75
- Turriff Cemetery: 168
- Turriff Cemetery: 21
- Udny Green Cemetery: 96
- Udny Green Cemetery: 21
- Barthol Chapel Cemetery New: 112 (coffin only)
- Bourtie Churchyard: 123
- Daviot Burial Ground: 15
- Foveran New Graveyard: 113
- Inverkeithny Burial Ground: 155
- Logie Buchan Church Graveyard: 47
- Methlick Cemetery: 577
- Monquhitter Churchyard: 0
- Monquhitter Churchyard: 161
- Slains Churchyard: 81
- Tarves Cemetery: 183
- Inverurie New Port Elphinstone Cemetery: 24 (casket)
- Inverurie New Port Elphinstone Cemetery: 82 (coffin)
- Kemnay Cemetery: 58
- Kemnay Cemetery: 489
- Kintore Cemetery: 67
- Kintore Cemetery: 872
- Newmachar Cemetery: 94
- Newmachar Cemetery: 341
- Premnay Churchyard: 52
- Premnay Churchyard: 137
- Skene Cemetery: 106
- Skene Cemetery: 793
- Blairdaff Burial Ground: 16 (coffin only)
- Chapel of Garioch Burial Ground: 50
- Cluny Churchyard: 292
- Culsalmond Churchyard: 158
- Echt Cemetery: 22
- Fintray Churchyard: 0
- Fintray Churchyard: 0
- Insch Cemetery: 22
- Keithhall Burial Ground: 2
- Keithhall Burial Ground: 8
- Kinellar Churchyard: 39
- Midmar Cemetery: 111
- Old Logie Burial Ground: 42
- Rayne Churchyard: 265
- Alford Cemetery: 54 (casket)
- Alford Cemetery: 550 (coffin)
- Huntly Cemetery: 44
- Huntly Cemetery: 203
- Monymusk Churchyard: 40
- Monymusk Churchyard: 60
- Auchindoir Burial Ground: 10 (coffin only)
- Cairnie Parish Churchyard: 176
- Clatt Cemetery: 78
- Corgarff Cemetery: 0
- Drumblade Cemetery: 0
- Forgue Cemetery: 269
- Glenbuchat Cemetery: 78
- Keig Churchyard: 40
- Kennethmont Cemetery: 32
- Kildrummy Churchyard New: 53
- Leochel Cushnie Churchyard: 271
- Rhynie Churchyard: 220
- Strathdon Cemetery: 150
- Tough Churchyard: 75
- Towie Churchyard: 258
- Tullynessle Cemetery: 75
- Ythanwells Burial Ground: 239
- Alvah Cemetery: 19 (casket)
- Alvah Cemetery: 21 (coffin)
- Banff Cemetery: 19
- Banff Cemetery: 264
- Boyndie Cemetery: 73
- Boyndie Cemetery: 43
- Cairnbulg Churchyard: 22
- Cairnbulg Churchyard: 102
- Fordyce Cemetery: 0
- Fordyce Cemetery: 128
- Gamrie Cemetery: 21
- Gamrie Cemetery: 244
- Kirkton Cemetery: 111
- Kirkton Cemetery: 404
- Marnoch Burial Ground: 0
- Myrus Cemetery: 108
- Myrus Cemetery: 766
- New Aberdour Churchyard: 23
- New Aberdour Churchyard: 65
- New Byth Cemetery: 40
- New Byth Cemetery: 242
- Peathill Graveyard: 58
- Peathill Graveyard: 185
- Portsoy Cemetery: 0
- Portsoy Cemetery: 0
- Rathen Cemetery: 0
- Rathen Cemetery: 343
- Tyrie Graveyard: 34 (coffin only)
- Forglen Burial Ground: 0
- King Edward Cemetery: 113
- Ordiquhill Cemetery: 60
- Tyrie Graveyard: 482
- Balmoor Cemetery: 58 (casket)
- Balmoor Cemetery: 0 (coffin)
- Cruden Graveyard: 51
- Cruden Graveyard: 0
- Longside Cemetery: 58
- Longside Cemetery: 39
- Lonmay Graveyard: 0
- Lonmay Graveyard: 507
- New Deer Cemetery: 41
- New Deer Cemetery: 0
- Old Deer New Cemetery: 30
- Old Deer New Cemetery: 1,222
- Savoch Graveyard: 0
- Savoch Graveyard: 66
- Strichen Cemetery: 18
- Strichen Cemetery: 472
- Turlundie Cemetery: 21
- Turlundie Cemetery: 255
- Fetterangus Graveyard: 0
- Grange Cemetery: 0
- Grange Cemetery: 0
- Kirkton Burial Ground (St Fergus): 147
- Rattray Churchyard: 66
- Aboyne Cemetery: 159 (casket)
- Aboyne Cemetery: 408 (coffin)
- Banchory Cemetery: 4
- Banchory Cemetery: 15
- Braemar Cemetery: 102
- Braemar Cemetery: 388
- Braemar Parish Churchyard: 0
- Coull Churchyard: 52
- Coull Churchyard: 87
- Strachan Burial Ground: 14
- Strachan Burial Ground: 71
- Strachan Old Cemetery: 0
- Birse Churchyard: 8 (coffin only)
- Crathie Churchyard: 79
- Finzean Burial Ground: 139
- Kincardine O Neil Cemetery: 71
- Lumphanan Cemetery: 105
- Tarland Cemetery: 9
- Torphins Cemetery: 379
- Tullich Churchyard: 13
- Drumoak Churchyard: 24 (casket)
- Drumoak Churchyard: 131 (coffin)
- Fetteresso Cemetery: 592
- Fetteresso Cemetery:71
- Laurencekirk Cemetery: 21
- Laurencekirk Cemetery: 602
- Maryculter Cemetery: 48
- Maryculter Cemetery: 47
- Marykirk Cemetery: 122
- Marykirk Cemetery: 543
- Portlethen Cemetery: 79
- Portlethen Cemetery: 35
- Arbuthnott Church Burial Ground: 13 (coffin only)
- Durris Cemetery: 0
- Durris Cemetery: 199
- Fettercairn Cemetery: 0
- Fettercairn Cemetery: 59
- Fordoun Cemetery: 0
- Fordoun Cemetery: 285
- Garvock Burial Ground: 0
- Glenbervie Cemetery: 331
- Glenbervie Cemetery: 0
- Inverbervie Cemetery: 26
- Inverbervie Cemetery: 247
- Johnshaven Cemetery: 0
- Johnshaven Cemetery: 18
- Kinneff Burial Ground: 0
- Kinneff Burial Ground: 22
- St Cyrus Burial Ground: 108
- St Devenicks On The Hill: 1
Highland Council
- Abernethy: 67 (lairs unsold)
- Achanault: 24
- Acharacle: 61
- Achness Syre: 0
- Advie: 70
- Alness: 12
- Alvie: 0
- Anaheilt: 0
- Annat: 30
- Applecross: 48
- Ardclach: 41
- Ardearg: 186
- Ardersier: 39
- Ardgour: 23
- Ardverikie St Kenneth’s: 0
- Arisaig: 3
- Arnisdale: 0
- Ashaig: 0
- Auchterawe: 40
- Auldearn: 263
- Avoch: 386
- Avoch Churchyard: 0
- Badenscallie (Achiltibuie): 81
- Balintore New: 205
- Balintore Old: 0
- Balmacara: 298
- Balnakeil: 62
- Banchor: 492
- Barevan: 0
- Beauly St Mary’s: 362
- Blarour: 45
- Boleskine: 0
- Bower: 177
- Breaklish: 0
- Bunahoun: 53
- Bunavullin/Killunaig: 73
- Canisbay: 4
- Cannich: 50
- Carrbridge: 194
- Cawdor: 111
- Chapelhill: 6
- Cill Chriosd (Kilchrist): 0
- Cille a’Bhealaich: 24
- Clachan (Bettyhill): 52
- Clachan (Loch Broom): 15
- Clachan Comair (Fasnakyle): 0
- Clachan Duich: 96
- Clyne: 480
- Clynekirkton: 0
- Cnoc an Angel (Angel Hill): 0
- Conon: 0
- Contin: 23
- Corriemony: 0
- Corsback: 57
- Creich: 179
- Croick: 17
- Cromarty East: 0
- Cromarty Gaelic: 0
- Cromarty Wester (Chapel Brae): 334
- Cromdale: 42
- Croy: 20
- Cullicudden: 0
- Cullicudden St Martins: 252
- Culnacnoc: 0
- Dalarossie: 207
- Dalchreichart: 186
- Daviot: 23
- Dingwall St Clement’s: 0
- Dores: 6
- Dornoch Cathedral: 0
- Dornoch Old East: 0
- Drimnatorran: 51
- Drumtemple: 87
- Dundonnell (Barbuie): 0
- Dunlichity: 22
- Dunnet: 0
- Dunvegan: 30
- Dunvegan St Mary’s: 0
- Duror: 22
- Duthil: 0
- Edderton: 285
- Edinbane: 144
- Elphin: 0
- Eskadale St Mary’s: 194
- Eynort: 0
- Fancyhill (Portree/The Lump): 0
- Fearn Abbey: 0
- Fodderty: 10
- Fort William The Craigs: 0
- Fortose New (Fortrose and Rosemarkie): 421
- Fortrose Cathedral: 0
- Fortrose Old: 0
- Foyers: 65
- Gairloch New: 243
- Gairloch Old: 0
- Gairlochy: 0
- Garve New: 87
- Garve Old: 0
- Geddes: 0
- Glen Nevis: 15
- Glenconvinth: 655
- Glendale: 165
- Glenelg: 79
- Glenelg Churchyard: 0
- Golspie: 95
- Golspie St Andrew’s: 0
- Grantown: 498
- Gruinard: 23
- Halkirk: 142
- Helmsdale: 219
- Inchnadamph: 0
- Insh: 280
- Inverallen: 0
- Invergarry: 53
- Invermoriston: 161
- Inverness Chapel Yard: 0
- Inverness Greyfriars: 0
- Inverness Old High Church: 0
- Invershin: 31
- Jenkins Park: 130
- Keil Ardgour: 0
- Keil Morvern: 116
- Keiss: 130
- Kilbeg: 40
- Kilchoan: 63
- Kilchoan Old: 0
- Kilchuimen: 32
- Kildonan: 161
- Killearnan (Redcastle): 575
- Kilmallie Mid: 0
- Kilmallie New: 0
- Kilmallie Old: 0
- Kilmaluag: 48
- Kilmarie: 0
- Kilmartin/Staffin: 0
- Kilmonivaig: 0
- Kilmorack New: 137
- Kilmorack Old: 0
- Kilmore: 0
- Kilmore New: 62
- Kilmore Old: 775
- Kilmory: 0
- Kilmuir (Skye): 153
- Kilmuir (Kessock): 0
- Kilmuir Easter: 269
- Kiltarlity: 3
- Kiltearn (Evanton): 379
- Kilvean: 26
- Kinbrace: 0
- Kincardine (Aviemore): 0
- Kincardine (Dornoch Firth): 515
- Kinettas: 0
- Kingussie High Street: 0
- Kingussie Mill Road: 0
- Kingussie New: 52
- Kingussie St Columba’s: 0
- Kinlochewe: 34
- Kinlochluichart: 24
- Kinlochmore: 55
- Kirkhill (Wardlaw): 56
- Kirkmichael: 56
- Kirkton (Lochalsh): 0
- Kirkton (Melvich): 0
- Kirkton of Ardesier: 0
- Kirkton of Bunchrew: 0
- Kishorn: 22
- Laggan: 49
- Laggantygown: 95
- Laide: 50
- Lairg: 82
- Latheron: 569
- Lochcarron: 179
- Lochend: 0
- Lochinver: 0
- Logie Easter: 43
- Loth New: 136
- Loth Old: 0
- Mellon Charles (Aultbea): 34
- Melness: 19
- Mitchell Hill: 117
- Morar Beoraid: 8
- Morar Old: 0
- Moy: 68
- Muir of Ord (Gilchrist): 0
- Nairn Cemetery: 443
- Nairn Church Road: 0
- Navidale: 0
- Nedd: 0
- Nigg Old: 0
- Nonikiln: 0
- Old Petty (Castle Stuart): 0
- Oldshoremore: 0
- Olrig: 185
- Petty-Tornagrain: 10
- Plockton: 0
- Poolewe: 58
- Portmahomack Old: 0
- Portmahomack Tarbat: 54
- Portnalong: 7
- Portree / Stronuirinish: 69
- Proncynain: 20
- Raasay Orchard Wood: 170
- Raasay St Maol-Luag’s: 0
- Reay: 25
- Rogart: 392
- Rogart St Callan’s: 0
- Rona: 0
- Rosemarkie: 0
- Rosskeen: 159
- Rothiemurcus The Doune: 0
- Sartle: 0
- Sciberscross: 0
- Scourie: 154
- Sheigra: 203
- Skeabost: 0
- Skerray: 64
- St Columba’s Isle: 0
- Stoer New: 102
- Stoer Old: 0
- Strath: 51
- Strathaird: 172
- Strathconon New: 9
- Strathconon Old: 0
- Strathy: 110
- Struan New: 63
- Struan Old: 0
- Struy: 61
- Suddie: 0
- Syre: 124
- Tain St Duthus New: 318
- Tain St Duthus Old: 0
- Thrumster: 87
- Thurso Mount Vernon: 230
- Tomnacross: 138
- Tomnahurich: 0
- Tongue: 41
- Tore: 27
- Trien: 141
- Trumpan: 299
- Tutim: 0
- Uig: 220
- Ullapool Mill Street: 0
- Ullapool Morefield: 26
- Ullapool Museum (East Church): 0
- Urquhart New: 341
- Urquhart Old: 0
- Urray Old: 0
- Urray West Church/Urray New: 112
- Watten: 58
- Wick: 374
- Wick St Fergus: 0
Moray Council
- Aberlour: 1,206
- Alves New: 439
- Alves Old: 0
- Bellie – Fochabers: 94
- Birnie: 34
- Boharm – Mulben: 5
- Botriphnie – Drummuir: 6
- Broomhill: 233
- Buckie New: 0
- Buckie West: 912
- Burghead Churchyard: 0
- Burghead New: 93
- Burghead Old: 0
- Burnside – Rathven: 429
- Cabrach: 7
- Clovenside 2000 extension: 936
- Clovenside Cemetery, Forres: 0
- Clunyhill – Forres: 0
- Cullen: 8
- Cullen and Deskford: 1219
- Cullen Old Kirkyard: 0
- Dallas: 97
- Deskford: 0
- Dipple Cemetery – Fochabers: 0
- Downan – Glenlivet: 6
- Drumin – Glenlivet: 401
- Duffus: 68
- Dundurcas Churchyard – Rothes: 0
- Dyke: 55
- Edinkillie New: 318
- Edinkillie Old: 0
- Elgin 1990 Ext: 251
- Elgin East: 0
- Elgin North: 0
- Elgin South: 0
- Elgin West: 0
- Essil – Garmouth: 347
- Glenrinnes: 107
- Grange: 121
- Hillhead – Portknockie: 402
- Inveravon – Marypark: 0
- Keith (Old): 0
- Kinloss Abbey: 81
- Kinneddar Cemetery – Lossiemouth: 0
- Kirkhill Churchyard – Elgin: 0
- Kirkmichael – Tomintoul: 24
- Knockando: 16
- Lhanbryde: 909
- Lhanbryde Old Churchyard: 0
- Lossiemouth: 407
- MacAllan Cemetery – Archiestown: 0
- Mortlach – Dufftown: 434
- Rafford: 93
- Rafford Old Churchyard: 0
- Rathven Old Churchyard: 0
- Rothes: 585
- Rothiemay Churchyard: 0
- Rothiemay New Cemetery: 152
- Spynie Churchyard – Elgin: 0
- St. Margaret’s – Tomintoul: 0
- Tomintoul: 192
- Urquhart: 419
Orkney
- Stronsay: 12 available (extension developed or to be developed for 450 new lairs)
- Sanday: 13 (583)
- Orphir: 4 (500)
- St Peter’s South Ronaldsay: 40 (720)
- Kirkwall & St Ola: 240 (1,360)
- Holm: 12 (687)
- Graemsay: 11
- Burray: 188
- Hoy, Longhope & Lyness: 416
- Stenness: 120
- Firth: 173
- Evie: 151
- Stromness: 796
- Deerness: 206
- Shapinsay: 263
- Westray (Pierowall+ Rapness): 309
- Sandwick & Dounby: 743
- Harray: 691
- Birsay: 632
- Flaws+St. Marys South Ronaldsay: 221
- Wyre: 64
- Rousay (Brinian + Wasbister): 750
- Rendall: 162
- St Andrews: 287
- North Ronaldsay: 316
- Flotta: 368
- Eday: 413
- Papay: 499
Shetland
- Knab Cemetery: 1,138
- Dunrossness Cemetery: 494
- Levenwick Cemetery: 334
- Sandwick Burial Ground: 882
- Bigton Burial Ground: 150
- Cunningsburgh Burial Ground: 369
- Gulberwick Old Burial Ground: 36
- Gulberwick New Cemetery: 59
- Bressay Mail Burial Ground: 71
- Bressay Gunnista Burial Ground: 37
- Tingwall Burial Ground: 1,082
- Papil Burial Ground: 224
- South Whiteness Burial Ground: 2
- Whiteness New Cemetery: 192
- Weisdale Cemetery: 36
- Twatt Bixter Burial Ground: 19
- Sand Burial Ground: 201
- Reawick Cemetery: 359
- Walls Burial Ground: 633
- Sandness Burial Ground: 193
- Aith Burial Ground: 264
- Voe Burial Ground: 24
- Brae Burial Ground: 826
- Muckle Roe Burial Ground: 106
- Hilllswick Old Cemetery; 1
- Hillswick New Cemetery: 171
- Eshaness Burial Ground: 133
- Sandvoe Burial Ground: 182
- Ollaberry Burial Ground: 155
- Sullom Burial Ground: 146
- Laxobiggin Cemetery: 6
- Lunna Burial Ground: 117
- Vidlin Burial Ground: 14
- Laxfirth Burial Ground: 51
- Kirkabister Burial Ground: 15
- Garth Burial Ground: 157
- Hamnavoe Yell Burial Ground: 233
- West Yell Burial Ground: 71
- West Sandwick Burial Ground: 174
- Mid Yell Burial Ground: 264
- Cullivoe Burial Ground: 241
- Lund Burial Ground: 233
- Balliasta Burial Ground: 191
- Norwick Burial Ground: 180
- Whalsay Burial Ground: 153
- Fetlar Burial Ground: 88
- Skerries Burial Ground: 38
- Fair Isle Burial Ground: 67
- Foula Burial Ground: 75
- Papa Stour Burial Ground: 82
Western Isles
- Sandwick – Lewis: 92 (extension planned within the next 2 years)
- Laxay – Lewis: 104 (extension planned within the next 2 years)
- Borve – Harris: 276
- Luskentyre – Harris: 387
- Vatersay: over 15 years remaining
- Cuithir, Barra: over 15 years remaining
- Eriskay: over 15 years remaining
- Ardivachar, South Uist: over 20 years
- Nunton, Benbecula: over 30 years
- Kilmuir, North Uist: over 15 years
- Clachan Sands, North Uist: over 15 years
- Berneray, North Uist: over 20 years