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Municipal Cemeteries

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

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

The Council manages five municipal cemeteries:

  • 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 2025/2026

Type of Facility/Activity

Details

Charges (£)

2025/26

Private Grave

Resident

£319

Non-Resident

£633

First Opening

Resident

£264

Non-Resident

£756

Second Opening

Resident

£264

Non-Resident

£759

Burial of Cremated Remains/Burials

Resident

£66

Under Headstones

Non-Resident

£127

Transfer Burial Rights

Resident

£50

Non-Resident

£121

Duplicate Grant Per Plot

Resident

£50

Non-Resident

£121

Exhumations

Resident

£506

Non-Resident

£506

Additional charge for burials after 3.00pm

Resident

£66

week days

Non-Resident

£66

Search fees (Deeds not produced)

Resident

£0

Non-Resident

£0

Approval for Erection of Headstone

Resident

£66

Non-Resident

£66

Burials of Under 18’s

 

£0