Cemetery #171410
Isle of the Dead Cemetery
0
documented records
≈ 240–480
approx. capacity (graves)
0.012 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Isle of the Dead is a small island in the harbour at Port Arthur, Tasmania, used as the burial ground of the Port Arthur penal settlement from 1833 to 1877. Around 1,000 people are buried there, including convicts, soldiers and free settlers. A convict gravedigger who worked on the island later wrote a published account of his life.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 43.149224° S, 147.867531° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Port Arthur Cemetery 1.6 km away · Port Arthur
- Nubeena Cemetery 11 km away · White Beach
- Saltwater River Cemetery 14 km away · Premaydena
- Dunalley Cemetery 29 km away · Dunalley
- Bream Creek Cemetery 35 km away · Marion Bay
- Copping Cemetery 37 km away · Copping
- Sandford Cemetery 38 km away · Sandford
- South Arm (Saint Barnabas) Churchyard 40 km away · South Arm
- Forcett Cemetery 42 km away · Forcett
- Rokeby Uniting Church Cemetery 44 km away · Hobart
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How big is Isle of the Dead Cemetery?
Isle of the Dead Cemetery covers about 12,000 m² (2.9 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 42nd largest of the 193 cemeteries we list in Tasmania.