Burial fees

02 April 2026

Our burial fees for the financial year 2025 to 2026 are listed below.

Interment
Fees
DescriptionVATFee
Purchase of lair Exempt £1,148
Purchase of single lair (Kilmaurs Cemetery) Exempt £244
Interment of adult Exempt £1,026
Interment of adult (Public holidays/Saturday) Exempt £2,052
Purchase of cremation casket lair Exempt £493.50
Interment of ashes Exempt £240.50
Interment of ashes (Public holidays/Saturday) Exempt £481
Green burial
Fees
DescriptionVATFee
Purchase of lair Exempt £498.50
Interment of adult Exempt £498.50
Interment of adult (Public holidays/Saturday) Exempt £997
Ashes interment - Meadowland only Exempt £191
Ashes interment - Meadowland only (Public holidays/Saturday) Exempt £381
Children 17 years and under
Fees
DescriptionVATFee
Interment of child Exempt No charge
Purchase of lair Exempt No charge
Monument permit full fee (includes foundation) Exempt No charge
Name on baby section plaque Exempt No charge
Memorial
Fees
DescriptionVATFee
Monument permit full fee (includes foundation) up to and inclusive of 24" x 18" Exempt £236
Monument permit full fee (Includes foundation) up to and inclusive of 24" x 30" Exempt £275
Monument permit full fee (includes foundation) sizes over 24" x 30" Exempt £315
Name on plaque - New Cumnock Planters Exempt £48
Memorial ancillary permit (Allows renovation, added inscription, relettering – no foundation included)

Standard Rate

 £78
Green burial - memorial tree Standard Rate £415
Placement of memorial seat (10 years lease compulsory) Exempt £166
Lease extension (10 years) Exempt £166
Supply of standard memorial seat Exempt £1,073.50
Installation of memorial seat compulsory Exempt £125
Maintenance agreement (10 years) Exempt £1,073.50
Take down and removal costs Exempt £130
Lair seeds/records
Fees
DescriptionVATFee
Transfer of lair certificate Exempt £40
Duplicate lair certificate Exempt £40
Search of records (public) Exempt £40

Please note:

  1. Interments outside normal working hours are two employees at £63.50 per hour/part hour, VAT added at standard rate.
  2. Large foundations will include a surcharge of 100%.
  3. Funeral director fees are not included in the above. Please discuss services and fees with your appointed Funeral Director.
  4. Interments on public holidays, Saturdays and Sundays will include 100% surcharge fee.
  5. East Ayrshire Respectful Funeral Service may be a lower cost option. For further details please contact Bereavement Services.

Interment times

Interment times are:

  • Monday to Thursday – 9:30am to 2:30pm
  • Friday – 9:30am to 2pm (these times may be subject to change)

Contact Information

Bereavement Services
Western Road Depot
Western Road
Kilmarnock
KA3 1LL
Telephone: 01563 554425
Email: