Burial charges from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026
Charges from 1st April 2026 are available below the current charges
| Description | Price |
|---|---|
| *Interment/Re Opening Lair | 1,052.00 |
| Interment (Child under 18) | No charge |
| Additional Charge - Interment on Saturday/Sunday or Public Holiday will incur this additional charge | 392.00 |
| Additional Charge - Burial of ashes on Saturday/Sunday or Public Holiday will incur this additional charge | 112.00 |
| *Burial of cremated remains at minimum depth | 237.00 |
| *Burial of cremated remains at available depth | 1,052.00 |
| *Scattering of Ashes | 182.00 |
| Purchase of Lair - exclusive right of burial (Child under 18) | No charge |
| *Purchase of Burial Lair, incl maintenance | 1,239.00 |
| *Lair for Casket only | 255.00 |
| *Woodland and Green Burial Service Burial Charge | 1,052.00 |
| *Woodland and Green Burial Service Standard Lair | 2,485.00 |
| Transfer of Title Deeds | 68.00 |
| Extract/Search Register (£13.20 to be paid in Advance for work up to half an hour) | 39.00 |
| Administration Fee for Return of Lair | 0.00 |
| Permission to erect Standard Memorial or one off design | 205.00 |
| Permission to erect semi recumbent book type memorial | 100.00 |
| Erection of plaques at Cemeteries (where consent granted) | 100.00 |
| Erection of inscribed memorial plaque (for previously unmarked graves) | 341.00 |
| Erection of Headstone (Tiree ONLY) | 263.00 |
| Exhumations (not including re interment) | 1,126.00 |
| Exhumations of Caskets (hourly rate) | 73.00 |
Crematorium charges from 1st April 2025
| Description | Price |
|---|---|
| Child (under 18) | No charge |
| Adults 18 years and over | 1,034.00 |
| Adults 18 years and over - Saturday | 1,142.00 |
| Additional Charge - Public Holiday | 355.00 |
| Direct Cremations (no use of chapel) | 721.00 |
| Direct Cremations (no use of chapel) - Saturday | 794.00 |
| Direct Cremations (no use of chapel) - Additional Charge Public Holiday |
355.00 |
| Clergy | 120.00 |
| Access to Undertake Live Streaming of Cremation Services | 29.00 |
| Dispersal of Ashes | 39.00 |
| Casket - Purchase | 86.00 |
| Urn (plus carrier) - Purchase | 39.00 |
| Book of Remembrance (per line) | 54.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (2 Lines) | 171.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (5 Lines) | 318.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (8 Lines) | 467.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (Gilded Motif) | 114.00 |
| Badges | 88.00 |
| Coat of Arms and Floral Motif | 119.00 |
| Retention of Ashes - per month | 17.00 |
| Chapel of Rest | 65.00 |
| Plaque - Single with inscription (25 years) | 298.00 |
| Plaque - Single continuation of lease (25 years) | 180.00 |
| Plaque - Double with single inscriptions (25 years) | 432.00 |
| Plaque - Double with two inscriptions (25 years) | 549.00 |
| Plaque - Double continuation of lease (25 years) | 359.00 |
| Additional inscription | 162.00 |
| Use of Crematorium Chapel for a Burial Service | 376.00 |
| Memorial Kerbstone - (10 years) | 370.00 |
| Inscription for Kerbstone (price per letter) | 14.00 |
Burial charges from 1st April 2026
| Description | Price (£) |
|---|---|
| *Interment/Re Opening Lair | 1,210.00 |
| Interment (Child under 18) | No charge |
| Additional Charge - Interment on Saturday/Sunday or Public Holiday will incur this additional charge | 451.00 |
| Additional Charge - Burial of ashes on Saturday/Sunday or Public Holiday will incur this additional charge | 129.00 |
|
*Burial of cremated remains at minimum depth (Deceased remains being interred at 3 feet as per current procedures) |
273.00 |
|
*Burial of cremated remains at available depth (Deceased remains being interred at a greater depth per new legislation) |
1,210.00 |
| *Scattering of Ashes | 209.00 |
| Purchase of Lair - exclusive right of burial (Child under 18) | No charge |
| *Purchase of Burial Lair, incl maintenance | 1,425.00 |
| *Lair for Casket only | 293.00 |
| *Woodland and Green Burial Service Burial Charge | 1,210.00 |
| *Woodland and Green Burial Service Standard Lair | 2,858.00 |
| Transfer of Title Deeds | 78.00 |
| Extract/Search Register (£13.20 to be paid in Advance for work up to half an hour) | 45.00 |
| Administration Fee for Return of Lair | 10% of purchase price (90% returned) |
| Permission to erect Standard Memorial or one off design | 236.00 |
| Permission to erect semi recumbent book type memorial | 115.00 |
| Erection of plaques at Cemeteries (where consent granted) | 115.00 |
| Erection of inscribed memorial plaque (for previously unmarked graves) | 392.00 |
| Erection of Headstone (Tiree ONLY) | 302.00 |
| Exhumations (not including re interment) | 1,295.00 |
| Exhumations of Caskets (hourly rate) | 84.00 |
Cremation charges from 1st April 2026
| Description | Gross £ |
|---|---|
| Child (under 18) | No charge |
| Adults 18 years and over | 1,096.00 |
| Adults 18 years and over - Saturday | 1,211.00 |
| Additional Charge - Public Holiday | 376.00 |
| Direct Cremations (no use of chapel) | 764.00 |
| Direct Cremations (no use of chapel) - Saturday | 842.00 |
| Direct Cremations (no use of chapel) - Additional Charge Public Holiday |
376.00 |
| Clergy | 127.00 |
| Access to Undertake Live Streaming of Cremation Services | 31.00 |
|
Dispersal of Ashes Charge for Dispersal of Ashes for Cremations held at Cardross Crematorium now absorbed within the Cremation Fee. Where the Cremation is held elsewhere, but the Ashes dispersed at Cardross, this fee will continue. |
41.00 |
| Casket - Purchase | 91.00 |
| Urn (plus carrier) - Purchase | 41.00 |
| Book of Remembrance (per line) | 57.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (2 Lines) | 181.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (5 Lines) | 337.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (8 Lines) | 495.00 |
| Small Book of Remembrance (Gilded Motif) | 121.00 |
| Badges | 93.00 |
| Coat of Arms and Floral Motif | 126.00 |
| Retention of Ashes - per month | 18.00 |
| Chapel of Rest | 69.00 |
| Plaque - Single with inscription (25 years) | 316.00 |
| Plaque - Single continuation of lease (25 years) | 191.00 |
| Plaque - Double with single inscriptions (25 years) | 458.00 |
| Plaque - Double with two inscriptions (25 years) | 582.00 |
| Plaque - Double continuation of lease (25 years) | 381.00 |
| Additional inscription | 172.00 |
| Use of Crematorium Chapel for a Burial Service | 399.00 |
| Memorial Kerbstone - (10 years) | 392.00 |
| Plaque with full inscription for Kerbstone - £600 | 631.00 |
| Single Photo | No Charge |
| Extra Photo | 15.24 |
| Basic Slide Show (up to 25 photos) without Music | 57.04 |
| Music Tribute (up to 25 photos) with Music | 88.72 |
| Themed Tribute | 120.46 |
| Bespoke Tribute | 507.16 |
| Tribute Download | 12.71 |
| Extra Tribute Photos | 26.62 |
| Extra Work Charge | 26.62 |
| Family Supplied Tribute | 29.28 |
| Late Fees for Music and Amendments for Works | 25.30 |
| Streaming Live on Demand (can be viewed for 28 days) | 51.81 |
| Organist Fees | 96.00 |
* 100% to be added to interment/lair charges (except for the transfer of title deed) for non residents of Argyll & Bute with the following exemptions:
- Clear proof that deceased lived permanently in Argyll & Bute within 10 years of death.
- If the deceased person has been in long term residential care outwith the boundaries of Argyll & Bute Council, but was previously a resident of Argyll & Bute and was moved to such residential care at the behest of this, or a previous Local Authority.
- Any resident or former resident of Argyll & Bute who has died in the service of their country.
Permission for erection of memorial to be paid at same time as purchase of lair.
Burial Lair may include up to 3 standard interments, dependant on depth of coffin.
