Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen

Springbank Cemetery
Cemetery Lodge, Springbank Cemetery (2012)
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Established1884
Location
Aberdeen
CountryScotland
Coordinates57°07′55″N 2°08′47″W / 57.1320007°N 2.146368°W / 57.1320007; -2.146368
Owned byAberdeen City Council
Size15 hectares (37 acres)
No. of graves23,000+
Find a Grave[1]

Springbank Cemetery is located on Countesswells Road, Aberdeen.[1] It opened in 1884.

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Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen
Countesswells Road entrance of Springbank Cemetery.
Countesswells Road entrance of Springbank Cemetery.

The cemetery is operated by the local authority, Aberdeen City Council, is one of seventeen cemeteries in Aberdeen.[2] It is located on Countesswells Road with entrances on both Countesswells Road and Springfield Road where the cemetery lodge is situated.

According to Historic Environment Scotland, at the south-west corner of the cemetery there formerly stood Springbank Cottage.[3]

Notable graves

The cemetery contains 95 war graves, 36 from the First World War and 59 from the Second World War[4]

References

  1. ^ "Springbank Cemetery on Billion Graves website". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen City Council official page on burial grounds". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Aberdeen, Springbank Cemetery | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 25 November 2019.