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 Council's Municipal Cemeteries are:
Monkshill Cemetery, Newry
Kilbroney Cemetery, Rostrevor
Warrenpoint Cemetery
Struell Cemetery, Downpatrick
Lough Inch Cemetery, Ballynahinch.
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 |