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Kingetter
05-Nov-07, 22:34
Has anyone a 'plan' of Halkirk Cemetery please. I'm trying to locate a particular stone, may possibly have a reference, but on a visit last week, could not see any identifiers except possibly 'Letter A'.
I want to go back again - weather permitting - this week.

Thanks,

James.
Oddquine
05-Nov-07, 23:29
Got the plan from the MI book if that's any good to you.
Kingetter
05-Nov-07, 23:42
Most grateful to you. This is for someone who cannot join the org - wrong email address.

Here's what I received:

>info re grave Halkirk.

Jessie Mackay Born 1885 at Strathy, possibly died 28th Feb 1929.at Stemster cottages, Bower

William Mackay born 14 June 1886 Sandside, Reay, he died somewhere between 1967 and 1970'ish

grave might be ;- HA5[Halkirk] no 10<

I saw this on one stone -


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/OpenandShut/Halkirk/HPIM3675-500.jpg


James.
Oddquine
06-Nov-07, 01:05
From the dates I think that one might be in the Lower Cemetery...not the one in the MIs. No 10 in that is Mackay. William Mackay and Helen Innes and their children most of whom appear to have died out of Caithness.
Kingetter
06-Nov-07, 02:11
From the dates I think that one might be in the Lower Cemetery...not the one in the MIs. No 10 in that is Mackay. William Mackay and Helen Innes and their children most of whom appear to have died out of Caithness.


What does the A.167 signify? That stone is in lower section - on the right hand side if you are out on the road looking in. Here's the front of that one -


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/OpenandShut/Halkirk/HPIM3676-500.jpg


There are 3 sections - are you saying I'd need to be in the middle or the oldest part? I presume that as the bottom section contains many of the newer graves, those would not be in MIs?


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/OpenandShut/Halkirk/HPIM3677-500.jpg

(Lower part of cemetery)
stewart4364
06-Nov-07, 07:57
Try the Council in Wick. They have records of all burials -- hope this is of some use to you -- I think it is possibly the best and quickest way of finding the information you want.

Happy searching
Kingetter
06-Nov-07, 12:24
Yes, I know the Council would have records, but I'd hoped that someone local would also know the layout etc.

Thanks,

James.
Oddquine
06-Nov-07, 15:40
Here's the plan. I think the stone numbers might be a reference number for the lair layout. You should be able to check that by checking the stones around it.and if you have a number, work out where it is from that.

The old part is detailed. I think you might be looking at one of the others, though.

http://www.oddquine.co.uk/halkirkplan.jpg
Kingetter
06-Nov-07, 19:15
Thank you very much - that's just the sort of thing I was after.
I'll have to check back about this.

Thanks again.

James.
Dusty
07-Nov-07, 15:18
Kingetter,

The normal convention I've found for graveyards/cemeteries is A.167 would be Section A, lair 167.

Hope this helps.


Dusty.
Kingetter
07-Nov-07, 15:31
Kingetter,

The normal convention I've found for graveyards/cemeteries is A.167 would be Section A, lair 167.

Hope this helps.


Dusty.

Dusty, thanks. Using that criteria, all I need is to find out the appropriate letter/number for my quarry eh?
From the map given above by Oddquine, how would you get on?

James.