Where is St Peter's Cemetery?

St Peter's Cemetery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB24 3HZ).

How do I get to St Peter's Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB24 3HZ.

Who owns St Peter's Cemetery?

St Peter's Cemetery is owned by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.

Is St Peter's Cemetery free to visit?

Yes, St Peter's Cemetery is free to enter.

How do I get to St Peter's Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB24 3HZ.

Cemeteries · Scottish Highlands

St Peter's Cemetery

In or near Kingswells.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

St Peter's Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

St Peter's Cemetery, cemeteries in Scottish Highlands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Aberdeen · 1.9 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

St Peter's Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Opening hours: May-Sep: 08:30-19:00; Oct-Apr: 08:30-15:30. Coordinates: 57.1596°, -2.0979°.

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From the Wikipedia article

St. Peter's Cemetery, later St. Mary's Cemetery, is the oldest Catholic cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, containing an estimated 3,000 graves dating from 1784 until 1843. It is located in Downtown Halifax at the corner of Spring Garden Road and Grafton Street under a parking lot beside the St. Mary's Basilica and owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.

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Background

History

The cemetery was created following passage of the 1783 Nova Scotia Catholic Relief Act which legalized land titles held by Roman Catholics and repealed penalties against Roman Catholic priests. The law allowed Halifax Catholics to build St. Peter's chapel in downtown Halifax and establish a cemetery on consecrated ground beside the church. Records for the first two decades of the cemetery have been lost, but burial records from 1801 onwards detail the interments of 2,578 men, women and children until the cemetery was closed in 1843. A conservative estimate of deaths for the first 20 years of the cemetery brings the total to 3,000 graves. The St. Peter's church and cemetery was renamed St.…

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Coordinates: 57.1596, -2.0979
District: Aberdeen City
Postcode: AB24 3HZ
Parliamentary constituency: Aberdeen South
Established: 1784
Nearest railway station: Aberdeen — 1.9 km
Opening: May-Sep: 08:30-19:00; Oct-Apr: 08:30-15:30

Sources

osm: w136617966 (ODbL)
commons: St Peter's Cemetery, Aberdeen.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
wikipedia: St. Peter's Cemetery (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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