Funeral Price List for Forfar & Kirriemuir
All funeral directors are legally required to publish a price list for a standardised set of products and services, so you can think through your options and compare prices.
The same standardised prices apply at our Strathmore branch in Forfar and our William Lyall branch in Kirriemuir. Choose your branch to see its contact details.
Attended Funeral (funeral director's charges only)
£2,375.01This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £1,160.00 |
| Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (within 20 miles of the funeral director's premises) into the funeral director's care | £255.00 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at the funeral director's premises in Forfar or Kirriemuir | £165.00 |
| Provision of a suitable coffin - this will be made from wood effect MDF | £495.00 |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director, where viewing is requested by the client (no charge but a cost must be shown) | £0.01 |
| At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director's premises) | £300.00 |
Unattended Funeral
This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Burial (funeral director's charges only) | £1,600.00 |
| Cremation (funeral director's charges plus the cremation fee) ² | £1,600.00 |
Fees you must pay
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee ¹ | £937.05 |
| Purchase of a new grave, lair certificate, opening of grave, perpetuity charge (Angus Council) | £2,316.75 |
| For an attended cremation funeral, the Cremation Fee ² | £1,450.00 |
| For this area the typical cost of a cremation for a local resident is | £1,450.00 |
Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.
Additional Funeral Director Products and Services
The funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional or additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Funeral officiant (e.g. minister of religion, celebrant, humanist etc) | £100.00 to £220.00 |
| Additional transfers of the deceased person's body | £50.00 |
| Additional mileage, outwith a 20 mile radius of the funeral director's premises (charge per mile) | £1.00 |
| Additional mileage, arranging to transport the deceased abroad or from the place of death back home William Lyall, Kirriemuir | Price on request |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | Price on request |
| Embalming | Price on request |
| Services supplied outside of normal office hours | Price on request |
| Recording of service | Price on request |
| Piper | Price on request |
| Horse drawn hearse | Price on request |
The funeral director can inform you of the full range of what they can supply. There may be a charge for some of these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some of the arrangements without the funeral director's involvement, or you can use another supplier.
1 This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2 In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors' fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
William Lyall Funeral Directors is a division of Strathmore Funeral Directors Ltd. Company Reg No SC204660. Registered Address 15 Academy Street, Forfar DD8 2HA. Director Stewart McFarlane. Members of the N.A.F.D. and S.A.I.F.
Questions about our prices? Talk to us
We are happy to explain any part of our price list, and there is never any obligation. Call the branch nearest to you.
