Glasgow City Council cemetery fees
Current burial and cemetery fees for Glasgow City Council, effective from 1 March 2026. Glasgow City Council operates 32 cemeteries and churchyards across the city, with 8 under regular use. A resident/non-resident pricing distinction applies – non-residents pay double the resident rate.
The £1,573 lair purchase is only part of the cost. A burial also needs an interment fee (£1,171 for a resident adult) to open the ground and carry out the burial. Together, a standard resident burial comes to £2,744 – non-residents pay £5,488. Both fees are set out in full below.
Important change from 1 March 2026: New lairs are no longer granted in perpetuity. All new lair purchases now carry a 25-year initial lease. After the initial period, renewal costs 20% of the prevailing lair purchase price per 10-year term. This change was introduced under the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016. Lairs purchased before this date are not affected.
Grave purchase (lair)
| Grave type | Resident fee | Non-resident fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard lair (25-year lease) | £1,573 | £3,146 |
| Ashes-only lair | £711 | £1,422 |
Burial and interment fees
| Service | Resident fee | Non-resident fee |
|---|---|---|
| Adult interment (18 years and over) | £1,171 | £2,342 |
| Double interment (2nd and subsequent coffins) | £575 | £1,150 |
| Interment of cremated remains | £338 | £676 |
| Under 18 years | Free | Free |
Out of hours burials carry a surcharge of £123.
Memorial fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Memorial permit | £79 |
| Strip foundation permit | £156 |
| Wooden liner | £260 |
Administrative fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Duplicate or transfer of ownership | £39 |
| Administration fee | £29 |
Fees effective from 1 March 2026. Source: Glasgow City Council – Cemeteries and Cremations. Verified June 2026.
About Glasgow cemeteries
Glasgow City Council manages 32 cemeteries and churchyards across the city, with 8 currently under regular use for new burials. The council also operates two crematoria – Linn and Daldowie – providing five chapels between them. For plot availability, contact Glasgow City Council Bereavement Services at Daldowie Crematorium.
Contact: Glasgow City Council bereavement services – www.glasgow.gov.uk/bereavement
Looking for cremation fees instead?
The council-run Linn and Daldowie crematoria are separate from the privately operated Glasgow Crematorium at Lambhill (Western Necropolis), run by the charitable Scottish Cremation Society. See Glasgow Crematorium fees for its fees, including its no-Saturday-surcharge policy.
Related pages
- Glasgow Crematorium fees – cremation costs at the separate, privately operated Lambhill site
- Funeral planning – comparing cremation and burial costs
- What to do when someone dies – practical next steps