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Municipal Cemeteries

Access to all the Council’s five Municipal Cemeteries is permitted during normal opening hours.

Burial/Cemetery charges are increasing from 1 April 2023.

The Facilities Management and Maintenance Section of the Council is responsible for the Council's Municipal Cemeteries.

The Council manages five municipal cemeteries, located at:

  • Kilbroney Road, Rostrevor
  • Lough Inch, Ballynahnich
  • Monkshill, Newry
  • Struell, Downpatrick
  • Upper Dromore Road, Warrenpoint

For information about the Cemeteries or burials please contact us on:  0330 137 4005.

For Rules & Regulations for the Control of Public Cemeteries within Newry, Moure & Down District Council click here.

Charges for Burials/Purchase of graves 2022/2023

Type of Facility/Activity

Details

Charges (£)

2023/24

Private Grave

Resident

£290

Non-Resident

£575

First Opening

Resident

£240

Non-Resident

£687

Second Opening

Resident

£240

Non-Resident

£690

Burial of Cremated Remains/Burials

Resident

£60

Under Headstones

Non-Resident

£115

Transfer Burial Rights

Resident

£45

Non-Resident

£110

Duplicate Grant Per Plot

Resident

£45

Non-Resident

£110

Exhumations

Resident

£460

Non-Resident

£460

Additional charge for burials after 3.00pm

Resident

£60

week days

Non-Resident

£60

Search fees (Deeds not produced)

Resident

£0

Non-Resident

£0

Approval for Erection of Headstone

Resident

£60

Non-Resident

£60

Burials of Under 18’s

 

£0