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Burial and cremation fees are valid from 1 April 2023. Fees include VAT where applicable.
You can check our fees using the tables on this page.
Price list for graves and grants.
| Type of grave | Belfast residents | Non-Belfast residents |
|---|---|---|
| Type A grave (full depth) - available at Roselawn Cemetery only |
£633 | £1,985 |
| Type B grave (suitable for two burials or cremated remains) |
£305 | £965 |
| Type C grave - when available (suitable for cremated remains only) | £184 | £578 |
| Fee for grant | £54 | £87 |
| Fee for duplicate | £87 | £175 |
| Fee for registration of transfer, probate or succession | £87 | £175 |
Price list for opening graves and vaults.
| Type of grave opening | Belfast residents | Non-resident double rate | Non-resident treble rate | Non-Belfast residents (graves purchased after 1 April 2012) | Belfast resident aged 17 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First opening of a grave | £457 | £914 | £1,371 | £1,436 | £0 |
| Second opening of a grave or other subsequent openings | £354 | £708 | £1,062 | £1,107 | £0 |
| Burial of cremated remains in a grave | £87 | £174 | £261 | £273 | £0 |
| Saturday and public holiday levy for burial in a new or existing grave | £191 | £191 | £191 | £191 | £0 |
| Saturday and public holiday levy for burial of cremated remains in a new or existing grave | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £0 |
| Exhumation | £4,451 | ||||
| Opening of a vault | Price on request | ||||
| Opening of a grave to check if a burial can take place | £184 |
£578 |
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Some graves and vaults were originally sold by us at agreed double or treble rates. You can find out if this applies to your grave by calling our office, 028 9027 0296.
Price list for memorials.
| Type of memorial | Price |
|---|---|
| Administration fee (grave search, additional inscription, memorial safety) | £18 |
| Fee to erect a memorial (all cemeteries) This is the erection fee your have to pay. You also need to pay a foundation fee for the headstone or memorial type you want to put in place and these fees are listed below. |
£77 |
| For consolidated ground, where there is an existing headstone | £109 |
| Surround only: for unconsolidated ground, where there is an existing headstone | £323 |
| Type no 1: for consolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) | £162 |
| Type no 1A: for unconsolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) (2 piers - 9") (225mm) | £284 |
| Type no 2: for consolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) Plinth 18' x 9" x 6" (5500 x 225 x 150mm) | £262 |
| Type no 2A: for unconsolidated ground Foundations 4'6" x 18" x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) | £612 |
| Type no 3: for any type of ground Foundations 4'6" x 2' x 9" (1350 x 450 x 225mm) Plinth 17' x 9" x 6" (5200 x 225 x 150mm) (6 piers - 9") (225mm) | £715 |
| Type no 4: for consolidated ground Foundations 9' x 15" x 9" (2700 x 375 x 225mm) Plinth 22'6" x 12" x 6" (6850 x 300 x 150mm) | £426 |
| Type no 4A: for unconsolidated ground Foundations 9' x 12" x 9" (2700 x 300 x 225mm) Plinth 22'6" x 12" x 6" (6850 x 300 x 150mm) (4 piers - 12") (300mm) | £661 |
| Type V: 4'0" x 1'0" x 9" (1200 x 300 x 225mm) | £207 |
| Type VI: 8'0" x 1'0" x 1'3" (2400 x 300 x 375mm) | £409 |
Price list for maintenance of graves.
| Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Clipping grass on a turfed grave (per year) | £44 | |
| Weeding graves which are covered with stone chippings (per year) | £49 | |
| Providing soil | £49 | |
| Sowing with grass seed | £49 | |
| Covering graves with concrete | £186 | |
| Recovering graves with concrete after the burial of cremated remains |
£98 |
|
Price list for seasonal planting (Roselawn Cemetery and graves bought after 1 February 1978 in Belfast City Cemetery).
| Size of area | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 3'x 3' grave without a headstone (planting at the head of a grave) | £54 | |
| 3' x 1'7" grave with a headstone (planting at the head of a grave) | £38 | |
Soil is included in the above prices, which are for spring and summer bedding only.
Price list for seasonal planting (Dundonald Cemetery and graves bought before 1 February 1978 in Belfast City Cemetery)
| Size of area - approximately 7' x 4' (full grave below the headstone) |
Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Spring or summer season | £136 | |
| Full year (including spring and summer) | £191 | |
Graves will be planted with seasonal plants.
| Genealogy | Price |
|---|---|
| Administration Fee(Grave Search/Additional Inscription Memorial Safety) | £18 |
Our cremation fees include the Medical Referee’s fee and disposal of cremated remains packed for collection or scattered in the Garden of Remembrance. They also include a cremation certificate for cremated remains that are to be collected. If you request a duplicate or additional cremation certificate a charge will be applied.
The cremation service is restricted to a time-limited Committal Service only of thirty minutes, which is ten minutes for entrance, fifteen minutes for the committal service, and five minutes egress from the Chapel with subsequent time allocated for sanitation of the Chapel following each service.
| Type | Belfast residents | Non-Belfast residents |
|---|---|---|
| Stillborn child | No charge | No charge |
| Child (aged 17 or under) | No charge | No charge |
| Adult (aged 18 or above) | £408 | £668 |
| Hospital cremations (Where an infant cremation has been arranged by a Hospital Authority) | £112 | £217 |
| Retained Organs (Adult aged 18 or above) | £112 | £217 |
| Retained Organs (Child aged 17 or under) | No charge | No charge |
| Saturday and public/council holiday levy (Child aged 17 or under) | No charge | No charge |
| Saturday and public/council holiday levy (Adult aged 18 or above) | £190 | £190 |
| Cost of Duplicate/additional cremation certificate | £19 | |
| Type | Belfast residents | Non-Belfast residents | Where the Deceased was a Belfast resident aged 17 or under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee for removal and re-burial of cremated remains (including casket) | £184 | £364 | No charge |
| Fee for removal of cremated remains (including casket) | £174 | £342 | No charge |
| Type | Belfast residents | Non-Belfast residents | Where the Deceased was a Belfast resident aged 17 or under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interment of cremated remains at an existing memorial tree | £86 | £174 | No charge |
| Saturday and public/council holiday levy for interment of cremated remains at a memorial tree | £96 | £96 | No charge |
| Type of New Grave | Belfast residents | Non-Belfast residents |
|---|---|---|
| Type A grave (full depth) | £633 | £1,985 |
| Type B grave – when available (suitable for two burials or cremated remains_ | £305 | £965 |
| Type C grave – when available (suitable for cremated remains only) | £184 | £578 |
| Fee for grant | £54 | £87 |
| Type of grave opening | Belfast residents | Non- Resident Double Rate | Non- Resident Treble Rate | Non -Belfast residents (Graves purchased after 1 April 2012) | Where the Deceased was a Belfast resident aged 17 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burial of cremated remains in a grave | £87 | £174 | £261 | £273 | No charge |
| Saturday and public/council holiday levy for burial of cremated remains in a new or existing grave | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | No charge |
For more information, call the Bereavement Services office on 028 9027 0296.
We reserve the right to vary any inscription as may be found necessary or to refuse an inscription which is considered unsuitable. This applies to all memorial options as per the Council’s Memorial Management Policy.
| Type of memorial | Price |
|---|---|
|
Woodland copse (with granite memorial) Cremated remains can be scattered here and the name of your loved one, together with their date of death is engraved on a standing stone, located at the front of the copse. |
£423 |
|
Tree plaque (up to 105 letters) These can be engraved with your own personalised inscription up to the maximum of 105 letters for existing memorial trees only. |
£93 |
|
Tree plaque (up to 300 letters) These can be engraved with your own personalised inscription up to the maximum of 300 letters for existing memorial trees only. |
£169 |
|
Memorial seat Families can buy a memorial seat with a plaque containing words of their choice to a maximum of 35 words. |
£1,234 |
|
Memorial seat plaque only Replacement plaque for an existing memorial seat to a maximum of 35 words |
£169 |
|
Columbarium The columbarium enables families to place specific galvanised urns of cremated remains into special niches. There are 45 numbered niches in each unit, each with a front section which incorporates a black memorial plaque. |
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Single urn in Columbarium (25-year lease) Cost of inurnment in a single urn in Columbarium and first inscription on plaque. |
£402 |
|
Double urn in Columbarium (25-year lease) Cost of inurnment in a double urn in Columbarium and first inscription on plaque. (When the lease of the first occupancy ends, the first urn will remain until the lease for the second occupancy ends) |
£798 |
|
Memorial stone book tablet (up to 75 letters) Memorial stone books have been erected in the Garden of Remembrance at the City of Belfast Crematorium and Shankill Graveyard. There are 208 individual tablets on each book and the tablet can be engraved with wording of your choice. Cost of Memorial stone book tablet (up to a maximum of 75 characters). Characters include, letters numbers and punctuation. Motifs or photographs are not allowed. |
£320 |
A number of memorial urns, of differing materials, are available to purchase from the City of Belfast Crematorium. For more information call 028 9044 8342 or email crematorium@belfastcity.gov.uk.
| Type of urns | All residents |
|---|---|
| Brecon Urns | £208 |
| Brecon Keepsake | £36 |
| Pillar Oak Casket | £57 |
| Columbarium Metal Urn | £57 |
| Biodegradable Green Box | £11 |
| Small White Watermark Keepsake Box | £11 |
| White Watermark Keepsake Box – Medium | £13 |
| White Watermark Keepsake Box – Large | £15 |
| Price list for dispersal options | All residents | Belfast residents aged 17 or under |
|---|---|---|
| Scattering of cremated remains (if cremation took place at City of Belfast Crematorium) | No charge |
No charge |
| Burial or scattering of cremated remains if cremation took place elsewhere | £98 | No charge |
| Scattering of cremated remains in Shankill Graveyard (if cremation took place at City of Belfast Crematorium) | £33 | No charge |
| Scattering of cremated remains in Shankill Graveyard (if cremation took place elsewhere) | £98 | No charge |
The Book of Remembrance is displayed at the City of Belfast Crematorium. The pages are turned daily so that a lasting record appears at each anniversary, according to the date of death. For more information call 028 9044 8342 or email crematorium@belfastcity.gov.uk.
| Type of entry | Price |
|---|---|
| Charge per line (two lines minimum) | £33 |
| Badge | £81 |
| Coat of arms | £158 |
| Copies of entries | 50% of current charge |
| Type of inscription | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 60 letters | £212 |
| Each additional letter | £2 per letter |
| Badge | £81 |
| Coat of Arms | £158 |
| Type of music | Price |
|---|---|
| Use of organ | Not available |
| Recorded music | Not available |
Notes, and conditions, apply to certain charges detailed above. Clarification, in relation to charges and definition of grave or memorial types can be obtained from the Bereavement Services, Cecil Ward Building, 4-10 Linenhall Street, Belfast BT2 8BP or you can call 028 9027 0296.
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