Cemetery and Burial Grounds
West Lothian Council manages and maintains all council owned cemeteries, churchyards and war memorials. We offer a fully comprehensive service to anyone requiring advice or assistance with this matter.
We also make provision and arrangements for Muslim burials.
The cemeteries staff provide a comprehensive burial service to the public.
They deal with the sale of lairs, interments (or burials), and issue permission to put up headstones.
Fees and Payments effective from April 1st 2010
Lair Charge: 409.00
Casket Lair: 82.00
Interment of Adult: 409.00
Interment of Child (0-5 years): No Charge
Interment of Child (6-18 years): 85.00
Inter Cremated Remains: 58.00
Individual Headstone Foundation: Less than 3' - 38: 70.00. Over 3': 101.00
Please click here for further information on Burial Ground Charges
Service Standards
We Will:
- Arrange interments within 24 hours of receipt of full details
- Keep burial and lair registers records and make these available for the public to read during normal office hours
- Pre-sell lairs, where cemeteries have sufficient capacity and are unrestricted
- Ensure that sufficient cemetery provision is made to allow West Lothian people to be buried within West Lothian if they so wish
- Provide special facilities for Muslim burials and the interment of babies
- Advise customers of any restrictions applying to the erection of headstones and memorials, tributes or other items which may be left on lairs and give authorisation to erect approved headstones or memorials within five working days of receipt of an application
- Leave floral tributes in place for at least 30 days after an interment and keep other tributes such as teddy bears for at least 30 days after interments
- Treat the deceased and their relatives sensitively and with proper consideration and respect
- Ensure the Council's cemeteries are always tidy and well maintained
Contact Details
Telephone 01506 775000 or email customer.service@westlothian.gov.uk
If you wish to search the burial records and registers to trace where someone has been buried please contact the Cemeteries team on 01506 775240
You can also visit in person to our office:
West Lothian Council
NETs and Land Services (Cemeteries Office)
County Buildings
High Street
Linlithgow
EH49 7EZ
