Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen
Burial ground in Scotland
57°07′55″N 2°08′47″W / 57.1320007°N 2.146368°W / 57.1320007; -2.146368
Springbank Cemetery is located on Countesswells Road, Aberdeen.[1] It opened in 1884.
Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen
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]
- William Dove Paterson a pioneer of early cinema
- James Reid Rust Lord Provost of Aberdeen and Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire
- Sir James Taggart, Lord Provost of Aberdeen 1914 to 1919
References
- ^ "Springbank Cemetery on Billion Graves website". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Aberdeen City Council official page on burial grounds". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Aberdeen, Springbank Cemetery | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
