5
documented records
≈ 56–110
approx. capacity (graves)
2,780 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Stenness Cemetery lies in Orkney, United Kingdom.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 58.993542° N, 3.201095° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
5 memorials, A–Z by surname.
James Firth ? – 1985 - Sarah Firth 1915 – 2006
- Margaret Geddes ? – 1954
Eliza Robertson 1889 – 1894 
Janet Robertson 1850 – 1945
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Stenness New Cemetery 90 m away · Stenness
- Finstown Cemetery 5.2 km away · Finstown · 15 records
- St. Michael's Churchyard 5.5 km away · Kirkwall · 16 records
- New cemetery, The Breck 8.3 km away · The Breck
- St Nicholas Church, Orphir 8.4 km away · Orphir · 9 records
- Warebeth Cemetery 8.4 km away · Stromness
- Churchyard, Graemsay Kirk 9.6 km away · Quoyness
- St. Peter's Kirkyard 11 km away · Sandwick · 7 records
- Hoy Old Parish Churchyard 11 km away · Bu
- Rendall Cemetery 12 km away · Gorseness
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Common questions
How big is Stenness Cemetery?
Stenness Cemetery covers about 2,780 m² (0.7 acres), about the size of 11 tennis courts. It is the 23rd smallest 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 Stenness Cemetery is that of Eliza Robertson, who died on May 23, 1894 at the age of 4.