Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen Explained

Springbank Cemetery
Established:	1884
Country:	Scotland
Location:	Aberdeen
Coordinates:	57.132°N -2.1464°W
Owner:	Aberdeen City Council
Size:	15ha
Graves:	23,000+
Findagrave1:	2262298

Springbank Cemetery is located on Countesswells Road, Aberdeen.^[1] It opened in 1884.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

1. Web site: Springbank Cemetery on Billion Graves website. 25 November 2019.
2. Web site: Aberdeen City Council official page on burial grounds. 25 November 2019.
3. Web site: Aberdeen, Springbank Cemetery Canmore. canmore.org.uk. en. 2019-11-25.
4. Web site: Commonwealth War Graves Commission. www.cwgc.org. 2019-11-25.