Fees and Charges for Burial Services 2009/10

Service	Details	Charge excluding VAT	Charge including VAT
Purchase of Ground	Lairs for one or two interments	£278.49	No VAT
	Woodland burial - land (includes tree & marker)	£339.24	No VAT
	Lairs for cremation caskets (up to 4)	£278.49	No VAT
Interments	Adults (first, or re-open)	£400.76	No VAT
	Woodland burial - interment	£400.76	No VAT
	Cremation caskets	£168.02	No VAT
	Child under 8 years	£168.02	No VAT
	Child 8-16 years	£253.13	No VAT
Interments on a Saturday (last interment 10.30am)	Adult	£593.70	No VAT
	Cremation caskets	£245.42	No VAT
	Child under 8 years	£245.42	No VAT
	Child 8-16 years	£373.31	No VAT
Interments on a Sunday, holiday or outwith seasonal working hours	Adult	£786.42	No VAT
	Cremation caskets	£320.61	No VAT
	Child under 8 years	£320.61	No VAT
	Child 8-16 years	£492.16	No VAT
Other Charges	Re-issue of lair certificate	£12.60	No VAT
	Burial search fee - first hour	£34.65	No VAT
	Burial search fee - second hour	£34.65	No VAT
	Burial search fee - each additional hour	£8.51	No VAT
eadstone foundations	Marking out, excavate, lay foundation	£83.27	£97.84 (17.5% VAT)
	Marking out, excavate only	£66.15	£77.73 (17.5% VAT)

Notes:

1. The above interment charges are inclusive of a £10 fee for Health and Safety arrangements relating to cemetery headstones

2. There is no interment charge for stillborn children resident within the Scottish Borders, where the interment takes place within seasonal working hours (otherwise, charged as for children under 8 years)

3.Cemeteries staff working hours, and times for last interments are Monday to Thursday 2:30pm, Friday 1:15pm, Saturday 10:30 am

Useful links

Burial; information on finding a funeral director, coffin, mason, or home burials and graves.

Arranging a burial without a funeral director.

List of Burial grounds.

Useful information such as support organisations and governing bodies.

When someone dies; guidance on what needs to be done.

FAQ; Frequently asked questions about Burials, Cemeteries and Funerals.

Burials - Genealogy and Grounds Maintenance

(Last Updated 06/01/10 GP)