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 2024.
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 2024/2025
Type of Facility/Activity |
Details |
Charges (£) |
2024/25 |
||
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 |