Cemetery #20120
Finstown Cemetery
Also known as Firth Finstown Cemetery · Firth Cemetery, Orkney
15
documented records
≈ 130–260
approx. capacity (graves)
6,580 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The cemetery is on the Orkney Mainland, on the south side of the A965 in Finstown, about seven miles west of Kirkwall.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 59.005268° N, 3.113723° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
15 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Alan Clouston 1935 – 2015 
James Gray ? – 1926 - Maurice Gray ? – 1915
- Maurice Gray 1927 – 2006
- Vera Gray 1929 – 1989
Simon Horrie 1798 – 1884 
Donna Moffat ? – 1988 - James Moffat 1925 – 1967
- Gladys Montgomery ? – 2009
Ann Sinclair ? – 1876 - David Sinclair ? – 1873
- Janet Sinclair ? – 1910
- John Sinclair 1844 – 1916
- John Sinclair ? – 1910
Thomas Sinclair 1830 – 1906
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Stenness New Cemetery 5.1 km away · Stenness
- Stenness Cemetery 5.2 km away · Stenness · 5 records
- St. Michael's Churchyard 6.3 km away · Kirkwall · 16 records
- Rendall Cemetery 7.3 km away · Gorseness
- Saint Olaf's Cemetery 8.3 km away · Kirkwall · 2 records
- Rendall Old Kirkyard at Hinderayre Bay. 8.8 km away · Orkney Islands
- Saint Magnus Cathedral and Churchyard 9.2 km away · Kirkwall · 93 records
- St Nicholas Church, Orphir 9.6 km away · Orphir · 9 records
- New cemetery, The Breck 9.6 km away · The Breck
- Orkney Islands Cemetery 12 km away · Orkney Islands
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Common questions
How big is Finstown Cemetery?
Finstown Cemetery covers about 6,580 m² (1.6 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 9th largest of the 48 cemeteries we list in Orkney.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Finstown Cemetery is that of David Sinclair, who died on August 2, 1873.