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Cothiemuir Hill Natural Burial Ground

Aberdeenshire

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Cothiemuir Hill Natural Burial Woodland Castle Forbes Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8BL

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Contact & Burial Authority

Burial groundCothiemuir Hill Natural Burial Ground
Site addressCothiemuir Hill Natural Burial Woodland Castle Forbes Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8BL
Operator addressCastle Forbes Keig Alford
County or regionAberdeenshire
Managing authorityLeedam Heritage (Cothiemuir)
Site typeCremated remains plots.
Site statusSpace available
Call 01975 562524Email Burial Authority
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Site opening times10am - closing time varies according to season
Office opening times9 am - 5 pm Monday to Friday
Burial choicesNatural burial plots for full burial or the interment of ashes. Ashes scattering also available.
Parking20 cars
Additional notesCothiemuir Hill is located in the outstanding landscape of Donside, the small ancient wooded hill sits within the historic Designed Landscape of the Forbes Estate. One of the oldest estate in Scotland, the land in which Cothiemuir Hill sits has been the seat of the clan Forbes for more than 600 years. The hill rises from verdant arable land, through a belt of deciduous ancient woodland and mature Scots Pine, to a Neolithic stone circle crowning the wooded crest of the hill. The four and a half thousand year-old stone-circle, thought to mark an ancient burial ground, is dominated by two huge flankers and what is reputed to be the largest recumbent stone in Europe. The site lies within an area renown for its high diversity of bird species. In particular, the nearby Lords Throat Paradise Wood, south east of the site, is a protected area. In addition, the Forbes Estate conservation inventory indicates the presence of a raptor nesting site and badger setts at the eastern and northern extents of Cothiemuir Hill. At Cothiemuir, we offer rights of burial, for contained ashes only, at locations between the trees. To the east, in the lee of dramatic Bennachie, there is a dedicated area for full plot interments. In this area, the planting of trees over the years will gradually extend and enhance the deciduous belt. No headstones are allowed in the wood or grassland area, interred ashes will be covered by a rough hewn flat stone from a nearby quarry and full plot graves in the area to the east of the woods may be marked by a small engraved stone laid flat.
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Published costs and feesPlease see website: www.aberdeennaturalburials.co.uk
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