Eskdale CemeteryTe urupā o Eskdale

This small rural cemetery primarily caters to the interment and requirements of the local Bay View, Eskdale and Te Pohue residents. There are no toilets and no access to vehicles.

This cemetery no longer has any burial or ash interment sites available.

The first burial, that of Douglas Mary McKain in 1873, is marked by a handsome granite memorial standing at the topmost level of the cemetery. The McKain family established the first boarding house on the Western Spit (Westshore) in 1851.

The land encompassing the memorial was gazetted as a cemetery in 1878. It was the principal burial ground for Bay View and the farming settlements around the northern end of the Ahuriri Lagoon and Esk Valley. Many early pioneering settlers are laid to rest here.

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Limited Headstone Area

This area allows for a limited-size granite headstone to be placed on the concrete beam which is level with the lawn.

All headstones are erected on a white plastered concrete or granite base, on the concrete beam. Only one headstone per plot is permitted.

Base

• A (Single Plot) 915mm x 450mm (maximum height 150mm)
• B (Twin Plots) 1200mm x 450mm (maximum height 150mm)
• Maximum height 150mm

Plinth

• Granite
• A (Single Plot) 915mm x 250mm
• B (Twin Plots) 1200mm x 250mm
• Maximum height 100mm

Headstone

• A (Single Plot) 900mm width, 900 maximum height above the base
• B (Twin Plots) 1200mm width, 900mm maximum height above the base

Ash Options

Niche Wall

Memorial only. No facility for the interment of ashes. Provision is made for single and double niches.

Plaque

• Granite - grey, blue-black or green
• OR bronze, engraved or cast
• Single: 175mm x 175mm
• Double: 350mm x 175mm

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