Burial fees and charges

Interments in Scottish Borders

Purchase of ground

Purchase of ground fees
Ground Fee breakdown Total charge
Lairs for one or two interments

Laid = £1121; Title deed = £70; Foundation fee = £297.60

£1448.60
Woodland burial - land (includes tree and marker) Lair = £1121; Title deed = £70 £1191
Lairs for cremation caskets (up to four) Lair = £1121; Title deed = £70; Foundation fee = £297.60 £1488.60

Weekday interments

Interment fees
Interment Fee breakdown Total charge
Adults (first, or re-open) Coffin burials = £964; Admin fee = £78 £1042
Woodland burial - interment Coffin burials = £964; Admin fee = £78 £1042
Cremation caskets Ashes = £322; Admin fee = £78 £400

Interments on a Saturday

Please note the last interment is 10.30am

Saturday interment fees
Interment Fee breakdown Total charge
Adult Coffin burials = £1239; Admin fee = £78 £1317
Cremation caskets Ashes = £505; Admin fee = £78 £583

Interments on a Sunday, holiday or outwith seasonal working hours

Interments fees for Sundays, holidays or outwith seasonal working hours
Interment Fee breakdown Total charge
Adult Coffin burials = £1632; Admin fee = £78 £1710
Cremation caskets Ashes = £654; Admin fee = £78 £732

Interments outwith the Scottish Borders

Purchase of ground

Purchase of ground fees
Ground Fee breakdown Total charge
Purchase of ground

Laid = £1121; Non-resident fee = £563; Title deed = £70; Foundation fee = £297.60

£2051.60
Purchase of woodland lair Lair = £1121; Non-resident fee = £563; Title deed = £70 £1754

Weekday interments

Interment fees
Interment Fee breakdown Total charge
Adults Coffin burials = £964; Non-resident fee = £482 Admin fee = £78 £1524
Cremation caskets Ashes = £322; Non-resident fee = £161; Admin fee = £78 £561

Interments on a Saturday

Please note the last interment is 10.30am

Saturday interment fees
Interment Fee breakdown Total charge
Adult Coffin burials = £1239; Non-resident fee = £619.50; Admin fee = £78 £1936.50
Cremation caskets Ashes = £505; Non-resident fee = £252.50; Admin fee = £78 £835.50

Interments on a Sunday, holiday or outwith seasonal working hours

Interments fees for Sundays, holidays or outwith seasonal working hours
Interment Fee breakdown Total charge
Adult Coffin burials = £1632; Non-resident fee = £816; Admin fee = £78 £2526
Cremation caskets Ashes = £654; Non-resident fee = £327; Admin fee = £78 £1059

Administrative charges

Administrative charges
Description Charge
Selling lair back to ourselves 50% of price paid or £125 minimum
Test dig a lair £964
Marking a grave for placement of small memorial £129
Scattering ashes £78
Installation of memorial bench (per bench) £300 inc VAT
Memorial tree £240 inc VAT
Attendance at pre-purchase site meeting to choose lair £50

Other charges

Other charge information
Description Charge
Re-issue of lair certificate £70
Burial search fee - first hour £63
Burial search fee - second hour £63
Burial search fee - each additional hour £15

Headstone foundations

Headstone foundation fees
Description Charge
Marking out, excavate, lay foundation £297.60 inc VAT
Marking out, excavate only £252 inc VAT

Cemeteries

Address: Council Headquarters
Newtown St. Boswells
Melrose
TD6 0SA

Telephone: 0300 100 1800