Page last updated on: Monday, 10 October, 2016.

Our web-page "Anwoth Parish Transcriptions" contains details of all burials and gravestone transcriptions of which we are aware. If, having looked at that searchable text page you find a gravestone that you would like to see, then come to this page and search for the relevant grave reference, then download the relevant .pdf file. Note that the surname associated with each lair is often that of the grave owner, which in some cases differs from the name(s) on the headstone.

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Graveyard overviews from the pedestrian entrance (NW corner).

Graveyard overview from the SW corner.

The graveyard plan below uses the same layout and numbering convention as used by the Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council in their "Lair Plans". There are 4 sections. The Boundary section has graves along the east, south and west walls - it is highlighted in black on the plan, and lairs are prefixed with letter B. The South section is a rectangle and is coloured blue (prefixed S). The Centre section is rectangular and coloured green (prefixed C). The North section, coloured red-brown, (prefixed N) is effectively 3 rows of graves, but the numbering system is a little unconventional.

The image below shows the eastern boundary wall against which are plots 1 to 19. In the early years, families would purchase 3 neighbouring lairs as a single plot, and the headstone would usually be placed above the middle of the plot. Lairs would be 6 feet deep, the first coffin would be buried at 6 feet, and another one at 4 feet 6 inches. Above this is room for a number of caskets which contain ashes. Around the middle of the 20th century, it must have become obvious that the graveyard was filling up too quickly, charges increased, and lairs were sold and numbered individually. (from lair S88 onwards).

The image above shows the shed in the corner and headstones B1, B2 & B3.
B1 Pettigrew B2 Logg B3 Thomson

The above image shows B1, B2, B3 & B4. B4 Muir

The above shows the gap between B4 and B13. B13 McDonald

The above shows B13, B16, B18 & B19. B16 Johnstone B18 Bertram B19 Ponton

The above shows the corner between the east and south boundary wall, and stones B19 and B21. B21 Waugh

The above shows the gap between B21 and B26 + B27 & B28. B26 Kinnel B27 Sproat B28 Boyle

The above shows the gap between B28 and B27. B29 Stevenson B33 Campbell B34 Orr

The above shows the west boundary wall from the south wall corner to the vehicular entrance. B35 to B40.
B35 Hamilton B36 McClellan B37 Monro B38 Walker B39 Muir

The above shows the west boundary wall from the vehicular entrance to the pedestrian entrance . B41 to B51.
B41 Graham B42 Maltman B43 McTaggart B45 Hyslop

The gap between B45 and B46. B46 McCreadie B48 Montgomery

The front line of 5 headstones from L to R are nos. S52 to S56. There is no stone for plot S57.
S52 Hamilton S53 Henderson S54 Wylde S55 McNally S56 Halliday

S58 McDade S59 Cross S60 Gillespie S61 Young

S64 McConnell S65 Thomson S66 Wilson S69 McInally
S70 McCrone S71 Chalmers S73 Johnstone S74 Rennie

S76 Gardiner S77 Thomson S78 Gillone S79 Johnstone S80 McClelland S81 Grierson

This row of graves is back-to-back with the row above.
S82 Orr S84 Bell S85 Kennedy S86 Jardine

Previous graves are referred to by a plot number, where plots typically contain 3 lairs.
From here onwards graves are listed by lair numbers.
S88 McGlashan S91 Wilson S93 Murchie S96 Phillips S99 Heron S102 Muir