Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen

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

Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen

Countesswells Road entrance of Springbank Cemetery.

Springbank Cemetery
Cemetery Lodge, Springbank Cemetery (2012)
Details
Established	1884
Location	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Coordinates	57°07′55″N 2°08′47″W
Owned by	Aberdeen City Council
Size	15 hectares (37 acres)
No. of graves	23,000+
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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