Shankill Cemetery

Craigavon, Co. Antrim, Ireland

A historic cemetery situated in Craigavon, Co. Antrim, Ireland, preserving generational remembrance, local family records, and peaceful memorial grounds.

Cemetery Co. Antrim → Historic Irish Memorial Ground Level Ground / Accessible Paths No Dedicated Car Park

About Shankill Cemetery

Shankill Cemetery is a historic cemetery situated in Craigavon, County Antrim, Ireland. Serving the local civil community and genealogy researchers tracing family roots, the grounds preserve generations of cultural heritage, memorial headstones, and familial connections.

Burial records, plot registers, and ongoing cemetery grounds maintenance are traditionally coordinated through Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council. Visitors, descendants, and heritage researchers are welcome to explore the grounds with quiet reverence, record ancestral inscriptions, and honor those laid to rest.

Burial Classification Cemetery

Jurisdiction Co. Antrim

Visitor Notes ★ 5 (2)

Key Features & Practical Information

Verified site access, terrain conditions, and local civic administration

Grounds & Access Verified

Parish & Registry

Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council

Visiting Hours

Dawn to Dusk

Ground Conditions

Level ground / paved paths

Vehicle Parking

No dedicated car park on-site

Community Photo Archive

Visual documentation & memorial grounds photography

Open For Contributions

Preserve Shankill Cemetery in Photos

Help descendants, families, and genealogists discover memorial landscapes, entrance gates, and historic headstones. Community photos are permanently catalogued with full credit.

Headstone inscriptions & plots Entrance gates & chapel ruins Archival & historic photography

Submit Memorial Photographs Free contribution · Credited to submitter

Location & Access Directions

Interactive map and route navigation across Co. Antrim

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Full Physical Address

12 Glebe Terrace, Lurgan, Craigavon BT66 6EJ, United Kingdom

Eircode / Postcode: BT66 6EJ

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Parish / Office Contact: +44 28 3831 2400

Local Authority Registry: Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council

Burial Records & Genealogical Research

Official parish archives, plot registers, and national genealogy repositories for Shankill Cemetery, Co. Antrim.

Civic Registry

Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council

Historical plot allocations, burial registers, and cemetery maintenance are coordinated through the local authority and diocesan archives.

Inquire directly via local parish registrar

National Archives

PRONI & GRONI Archives

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland archives pre-1922 and post-1922 civil death registrations and headstone transcriptions.

PRONI Public Records GRONI Death Records

Preserve Their Memory

Share this cemetery profile with relatives, ancestral researchers, or local history societies.

Contribute Grave Record

Help preserve the memory of an ancestor laid to rest here.

Submit inscription details →

Visitor Information

Visiting Hours

Daylight Access

Dawn to Dusk

Open during daylight hours • Contact parish for gate or chapel access

Admission Free & Open to Public

Parking No dedicated car park on-site

Contact / Inquiries

For burial records, grave plot purchase, or parish inquiries:

Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council

Tel: +44 28 3831 2400

"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear."

— Irish Memorial Inscription