Burial Grounds - www.countysutherland.co.uk

The Burial Grounds of Sutherland

During the last few years I, with the help of others, have photographed the Burial Grounds in Sutherland. This work is now available to view.

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This huge, unique, collection of photographs is an invaluable guide to the people of Sutherland. For many of those buried with a headstone prior to 1855, when official registration started in Scotland, a gravestone is the only record of their death. This makes this collection so important to the history of the county. Unlike earlier recordings, which only recorded those who were born pre 1855, this photographic collection takes us to more recent times.

The collection consists of nearly 6,000 photographs and transcriptions and these are displayed to members in a simple to use photo album format. The cost of maintaining this website plus the very large photo album site means a small charge is made. You only pay once - £6 UK – and you can view for the rest of life – or at least as long as the internet operates! Purchasing a book containing all the information available here would cost a lot more than £6!

NEW - photographs have now been added to the small burial ground Altanduin in Strath Kildonan. Grateful thanks to Colin MacDonald for sharing his photographs and to Rhonda Mackenzie who made it possible.

Your payment entitles you to view the photo albums where you will find both the photograph and a full transcription underneath each. In a few cases where I could not find the stone there may not be a photograph but there is information on the burial if the person was born pre-1855. I also hope to be able to find some of the missing stones in future days!

To join now please pay by PayPal by clicking the button BUY NOW or if you prefer email me. Please note that when you have paid you will receive an email with password etc. from me. Please make allowance for the time difference around the world when waiting for this. Thanks.

NEW - now you can view the indexes without paying

There follows a list of the Burial Grounds of Sutherland. By clicking on the parish name you will be taken to the index for that parish. These are in PDF format which you can either read on line or save to your own computer (use File, Save As). PLEASE NOTE that these indexes were created a couple of years back and may include a few errors. On their own the indexes are a very useful family history tool showing the range of names and many place names in the different parishes.

To view the indexes you will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer. If you do not have it you can download it HERE.

The Burial Grounds are:
ASSYNT - Elphin, Inchnadamph, Lochinver, Nedd, Stoer, Stoer old Churchyard

CLYNE - Ascoile, Brora, Clyne Kirkton, Sciberscross

CREICH - Achness Glen Cassley, Invershin, Tutim, Creich Bonar

DORNOCH -St Barr's (Cathedral), Golf Road, Proncynain

DURNESS - Alt na Caillich, Arnaboll, Balnakeil

EDDRACHILLIS - Scourie, Kinloch, Oldshoremore, Kylestrome

FARR - Bunahoun, Clachan churchyard Bettyhill, Kirkton Melvich, Strathy

GOLSPIE - St Andrew's churchyard & new cemetery

LOTH & KILDONAN - Ach na Huai, Achness, Altanduin, Kildonan churchyard, Helmsdale, Kinbrace, Navidale, Loth churchyard

LAIRG - cemetery

ROGART - St Callan's churchyard & new cemetery

TONGUE - Melness, Skerray, St Andrew's parish churchyard Tongue