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Springbank Cemetery
Cemetery Lodge, Springbank Cemetery (2012)
Details
Established	1884
Location	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Coordinates	57°07′55″N 2°08′47″W / 57.1320007°N 2.146368°W / 57.1320007; -2.146368
Owned by	Aberdeen City Council
Size	15 hectares (37 acres)
No. of graves	23,000+
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Springbank Cemetery is located on Countesswells Road, Aberdeen. It opened in 1884.

The cemetery is operated by the local authority, Aberdeen City Council, is one of seventeen cemeteries in Aberdeen. 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.

Notable graves

The cemetery contains 95 war graves, 36 from the First World War and 59 from the Second World War

• 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. "Springbank Cemetery on Billion Graves website". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
2. "Aberdeen City Council official page on burial grounds". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
3. "Aberdeen, Springbank Cemetery | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
4. "Commonwealth War Graves Commission". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

• Aberdeen
• Cemeteries in Scotland