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Bereavement Services - a guide to the city's cemeteries

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Dundee City Council is responsible for the management of the following cemeteries throughout the city:

  • Balgay
  • Barnhill
  • Birkhill
  • Eastern
  • Western

Purchase of Lairs

We have two types of lairs available:

  • Traditional lawn grave
  • Woodland, located only in Birkhill Cemetery, where the lair areas are currently maintained as a wildflower meadow and trees will be planted. Memorials are not permitted in this area.

We have burial areas set aside for:

  • Children at Balgay and Birkhill Cemetery
  • Muslims at Birkhill Cemetery
  • Jews at Eastern Cemetery

Lairs are available for sale in:

  • Birkhill Cemetery
  • Balgay Cemetery

There is a space for cremated remains only:

  • Balgay Cemetery
  • Birkhill Cemetery
  • Barnhill Cemetery

Memorials

We offer a variety of ways for you to remember:

  • Headstones
  • Plaques
  • Seats
  • Trees
  • Planting

We also have the following:

For General Information

Transfer of a lair must be recorded within a reasonable time (not exceeding 12 months) of the demise of the named proprietor.

How to Contact Us

Tel: 01382 431536
Fax: 01382 433486
Email: parks.burials@dundeecity.gov.uk

Write to us or visit us at:

Burial Administration
Leisure and Communities Department
Level 2, Central Library
The Wellgate
Dundee, DD1 1DB

View our frequently asked questions.

 

This information is provided by the Leisure and Communities Department

 

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