Cemeteries

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Cemeteries
The Council's environmental services department provides a burial service and maintains nine cemeteries within Renfrewshire. The cemeteries are open to visitors from early in the morning until sunset, seven days a week.

Cemetery location map	Location	Town
Abbey map	Abbey Road	Elderslie
Arkleston map	Arkleston Road	Renfrew
Bishopton map	Houston Road	Bishopton
Broomward map	Old Road	Elderslie
Hawkhead map	Hawkhead Road	Paisley
Houston map	Houston Road	Houston
Inchinnan map	Old Greenock Road	Inchinnan
Kilbarchan map	Bridge of Weir Road	Brookfield
Lochwinnoch map	Linthills Road	Lochwinnoch

Environmental Services arrange around 700 interments each year and process an average of 450 memorial applications each year.

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Cemetery charges
Cemetery charges for 2009/10 (pdf - 25Kb). You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document. Download Acrobat Reader here.

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Woodland burial site at Lochwinnoch Cemetery
Renfrewshire Council's woodland burial site at Lochwinnoch cemetery offers a return to nature for those who wish to be buried with trees and among birds, mammals and wild flowers. Positioned at an informal setting sloping down to the River Calder, it is not an area for those who wish a burial in a formal layout with regularly maintained grass. The area will be managed for the benefit and development of trees and wildlife.

Each lair will hold one burial. An adjacent lair can be purchased in reserve where family members wish to be buried together. These lairs cost the same price as conventional lairs.

No memorials are allowed. Instead of a memorial, a tree is planted to identify the lair. Planting of indigenous tree species will normally take place over the dormant season (November to March). There are also two small commemorative walls at the entrance to the woodland burial site where lairholders can arrange the placing of name plaques and messages.

While we prefer the use of environmentally-friendly coffins such as cardboard or wicker, we do not exclude burials in traditionally-made coffins.

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Crematorium
Woodside Cemetery and Crematorium is a privately run business. Enquiries to: 0141 889 2260.

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War Memorials
The council is responsible for the maintenance of numerous war memorials in the towns and villages of Renfrewshire. With the exception of those memorials located within cemeteries, most can be visited at any time. A memorial to the Victoria Cross medal winners from the Renfrewshire area was unveiled on 26 June 2007 in Hawkhead Cemetery.

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Arranging a headstone
Lairholders are entitled to have a memorial erected at their lair. Normally, monumental masons submit a memorial application to the council on behalf of the lairholder. Following approval of the application, the council will install a suitable foundation for the memorial which will normally be ready within two weeks. The monumental mason can then proceed with the installation of the memorial. Certain styles of memorials may not require a foundation. For further information please use our contact details at the bottom of this page. The lairholder remains responsible for all future maintenance of the memorial.

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Arranging burials
If arranging a funeral through an undertaker, the undertaker will contact our office on your behalf to provide the information we require for the burial. If you wish to select the lair for the burial, your undertaker can arrange an appointment with our office. Some interments such as cremated remains can be arranged privately.

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Pre-purchase of lairs
Lairs can be pre-purchased without a burial taking place. You can arrange the purchase of a lair by using the contact details at the bottom of this page. If you wish to select a lair, an appointment will be made for an officer to meet you at the cemetery. Alternatively, if you do not wish to visit the cemetery, we will be happy to allocate you a lair on a 'next available' basis.

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Change of details/transfer of title deeds
In order to maintain accurate records, it is important lairholders or other family members advise our office of any changes in lairholder name, address, etc. Upon the death of the lairholder, the lair should be transferred to maintain a point of contact for any issues which may arise regarding the lair or memorial.

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Checking cemetery records
The records for all Renfrewshire Council cemeteries are held at the cemetery office in Renfrewshire House. Depending on the accuracy of the information you provide, there may be a charge for this service. If you want to find out where someone is buried, you should use the contact details below.

Further information

• email: p-c.es@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0141 840 3504 or 0141 842 5979.
• fax: 0141 840 3192
• call in or write to us at:
  Renfrewshire Council
  Parks and Cemeteries
  Environmental Services
  Renfrewshire House
  Cotton Street
  Paisley
  PA1 1UG
  

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