Cemetery #18224
Howff Cemetery, Dundee
Also known as The Howff Cemetery
34
documented records
≈ 220–450
approx. capacity (graves)
0.011 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Howff is a burial ground in the heart of Dundee, Scotland, established in 1564 when Mary, Queen of Scots granted the land to the burgh. It was formerly an orchard of the Greyfriars. Now a protected monument on Ward Road, it has been the burial place of both rich and poor, and its records are held in the Dundee City Archives.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 56.461483° N, 2.972907° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
34 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Alexander Bennet ? – 1848 - Jessie Bennet ? – 1843
John Blain 1834 – 1835 
Catharine Deuchars ? – 1795 - Isabel Deuchars 1822 – 1826
- John Deuchars ? – 1815
- William Deuchars ? – 1821
- William Deuchars ? – 1815
Margret Dunbar ? – 1835 
John Easson ? – 1855 - Thomas Easson ? – 1854
William Elder 1749 – 1804 
Elizabeth Fenton 1775 – 1859 - John Frazer ? – 1822
Elizabeth Hay 1745 – 1809 
Christian Henry 1786 – 1853 
Janet Jobson 1836 – 1862 - John Keiller ? – 1838
- George Kirk-Kaldy ? – 1811
George Knight 1733 – 1816 
John Knight 1820 – 1820 
John Maclean 1841 – 1842 
Robert Mawer 1764 – 1820 
Elizabeth Maxwell ? – 1843 - George McKay 1808 – 1837
- Janet McKay ? – 1843
- David Robertson 1857 – 1860
- William Rollo 1804 – 1834
James Small 1780 – 1857 - Elizabeth Tosh 1778 – 1845
- Ann Whitson 1843 – 1852
- Helen Whitson 1835 – 1858
- David Williamson 1809 – 1815
- William Williamson 1812 – 1859
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- St Peter's Mccheyne Churchyard, Perth Road, Dundee 1.3 km away · Dundee
- Old Logie Kirkyard Cemetery 1.7 km away · Dundee
- Western Cemetery and Gates, 315 Perth Road, Dundee 2.2 km away · Dundee
- Western Cemetery 2.2 km away · Dundee
- Dundee Muslim Cemetery 2.6 km away · Dundee
- Dundee Eastern Cemetery 2.6 km away · Dundee · 25 records
- Mains (St Ninian's) Church, Caird Park, Dundee 2.9 km away · Dundee
- Balgay Cemetery 3.1 km away · Dundee · 27 records
- Mains Kirkyard 3.3 km away · Muirhead
- St Joseph's Burial Ground 3.4 km away · Dundee
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Common questions
How big is Howff Cemetery, Dundee?
Howff Cemetery, Dundee covers about 11,000 m² (2.8 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 6th smallest of the 14 cemeteries we list in Dundee.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Howff Cemetery, Dundee is that of Catharine Deuchars, who died on January 25, 1795.