Scottish Monumental Inscriptions (SMI)
Records for most of this collection, which date back to 1526, have now been added to the website and include over 300,000 names in over 200 cemeteries and kirkyards across Scotland. A full list of the locations with county (area) is shown at the bottom of this page.
The inscription transcripts have been made available to search online for the first time, as part of the Deceased Online national database of burials and cremations.
Advanced searches for SMI
In the 'Free Advance Search' option, memorial inscriptions can be searched on surname, forenames, dates and by area and cemetery. If you only want to search this type of record, tick the 'headstone collections only' option at the bottom of the page.
As with all other data, individual records may be purchased and viewed, but you can also purchase a whole cemetery/churchyard collection. A very useful feature is that multiple key words can also be searched for, e.g. farmer, drowned, killed, war, etc,
Background and useful hints
The inscriptions are transcribed by a dedicated group of friends based in Fife, directly from the memorial photographs they have taken. Many of these memorials are extremely old and weathered, making the inscriptions difficult to read. It is therefore impossible for Scottish Monumental Inscriptions or Deceased Online to guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the transcriptions.
It should also be noted that headstones are memorials and frequently mention relatives and friends who are not buried in that grave. Also in Scotland a spouse is often, but not always, recorded by her maiden name. For more information on collections and how they can be searched, see the Help page "Collections".
More specific information about these collections in particular can be found by clicking the "about..." links next to these collections when they are offered in search results.
Note
Deceased Online Ltd has been granted licence by Scottish Monumental Inscriptions to display the indexes for search purposes and to sell the headstone photographs and inscription transcripts. Copyright of these images and transcripts remains with Scottish Monumental Inscriptions. CDs with these collections can be purchased from www.Scottish-Monumental-Inscriptions.com.
Scope of published data currently available, listed by county
| Cemtery or churchyard (kirkyard) | County | Earliest record |
| Arbirlot Churchyard, Arbroath * | Angus | 1757 |
| Barry Parish Churchyard * | Angus | 1755 |
| Birkhill Cemetery | Angus | 1891 |
| Bridgefoot Churchyard, Strathmartine | Angus | 1706 |
| Dun Churchyard and Extension * | Angus | 1763 |
| Dunnichen Church Cemetery * | Angus | 1757 |
| Eassie Churchyard and Extension * | Angus | 1781 |
| Farnell Churchyard and Extension * | Angus | 1764 |
| Fowlis Easter Church * | Angus | 1757 |
| Friockheim Cemetery * | Angus | 1831 |
| Glamis Cemetery | Angus | 1832 |
| Glamis Churchyard * | Angus | 1763 |
| Guthrie Churchyard * | Angus | 1757 |
| Inverarity Church, Forfar * | Angus | 1762 |
| Inverkeilor Churchyard and Extension * | Angus | 1755 |
| Kinnell Churchyard * | Angus | 1754 |
| Kinnettles Churchyard * | Angus | 1761 |
| Kirkinch Churchyard * | Angus | 1757 |
| Kirrimuir Old Churchyard | Angus | 1790 |
| Liff and Benvie Churchyards | Angus | 1756 |
| Lunan Churchyard * | Angus | 1786 |
| Mains Churchyard | Angus | 1813 |
| Maryton Churchyard * | Angus | 1764 |
| Monikie Old Kirkyard * | Angus | 1754 |
| Newtyle Church and Cemetery * | Angus | 1759 |
| Panbride Church Cemetery * | Angus | 1787 |
| Rossie Island Churchyard and Extension * (Brechin Montrose area) | Angus | 1759 |
| St Peter St Mary Churchyard, Montrose | Angus | 1763 |
| St Vigeans Church and Cemetery * | Angus | 1761 |
| Stracathro Churchyard * | Angus | 1806 |
| Tealing Churchyard * | Angus | 1757 |
| Lochgoilhead Churchyard and Cemetery | Argyll & Bute | 1748 |
| Inveravon Churchyard | Banffshire | 1765 |
| Tillicoultry Cemetery, | Clackmannanshire | 1849 |
| Darvel New Cemetery | East Ayrshire | 1901 |
| Darvel Old Cemetery | East Ayrshire | 1824 |
| Galston Cemetery | East Ayrshire | 1810 |
| Kilmaurs Cemetery | East Ayrshire | 1881 |
| Kilmaurs St Maur's Glencairn Parish Church | East Ayrshire | 1721 |
| Mauchline Churchyard | East Ayrshire | 1717 |
| Muirkirk Cemetery | East Ayrshire | 1685 |
| Muirkirk Church | East Ayrshire | 1719 |
| Newmilns Cemetery | East Ayrshire | 1851 |
| Newmilns Churchyard | East Ayrshire | 1666 |
| Sorn Churchyard and Cemetery | East Ayrshire | 1806 |
| Dundee Western Cemetery | Dundee City | 1808 |
| Logie Old Churchyard | Dundee City | 1775 |
| Roodyards Burial Ground, Boughty Ferry | Dundee City | 1802 |
| St Aiden's Churchyard, Broughty Ferry | Dundee City | 1808 |
| St Peter's Churchyards, Invergowrie | Dundee City | 1756 |
| St Rule's Churchyard, Monifeith | Dundee City | 1758 |
| Calton Old Cemetery | Edinburgh | 1718 - 1948 |
| Canongate Churchyard | Edinburgh | 1566 - 2003 |
| Abbotshall Churchyard | Fife | 1706 |
| Abdie Churchyard | Fife | 1753 |
| Abercrombie Old Churchyard | Fife | 1591 |
| Aberdour Old and New Cemetery | Fife | 1793 |
| Aberdour St Fillans Churchyard | Fife | 1608 |
| Anstruther Cemetery | Fife | 1863 |
| Anstruther East and West Churchyards | Fife | 1593 |
| Auchterderran Churchyard and Bowhill Cemetery | Fife | 1756 |
| Auchtermuchty Church and Cemetery | Fife | 1677 |
| Auchtertool Churchyard and Cemetery | Fife | 1714 |
| Ballingry Churchyard and Cemetery | Fife | 1759 |
| Beath New Cemetery, | Fife | 1834 |
| Beath Old Cemetery | Fife | 1757 |
| Bennochy Cemetery | Fife | 1862 |
| Boarhills Churchyards, | Fife | 1786 |
| Burntisland Cemetery | Fife | 1838 |
| Burntisland Churchyards of Kirkton and St Columbas, | Fife | 1756 |
| Cairneyhill Churchyard | Fife | 1760 |
| Cameron Church Cemetery | Fife | 1733 |
| Carnbee Churchyard | Fife | 1742 |
| Ceres Church Cemetery | Fife | 1682 |
| Crail Church and Cemetery | Fife | 1656 |
| Crombie Churchyard, | Fife | 1753 |
| Creich Churchyard, | Fife | 1766 |
| Culross Churchyard | Fife | 1874 |
| Culross West Kirk and Culross Abbey | Fife | 1753 |
| Cults Church and Cemetery | Fife | 1770 |
| Cupar Churchyard and St James Cemetery | Fife | 1776 |
| Dairsie Church and Extension | Fife | 1743 |
| Dalgety Churchyard, | Fife | 1779 |
| Douglas Bank Cemetery | Fife | 1838 |
| Dunbog Churchyard | Fife | 1752 |
| Dunino Churchyard | Fife | 1764 |
| East Wemyss MacDuff part 1 | Fife | 1850 |
| East Wemyss MacDuff part 2 | Fife | 1904 |
| Elie Churchyard | Fife | 1635 |
| Falkland Burial Grounds | Fife | 1674 |
| Flisk Churchyard | Fife | 1752 |
| Pittenweem Cemetery | Fife | 1675 |
| Rosyth Old Churchyard | Fife | 1635 |
| Saline Old Churchyard and Cemetery | Fife | 1667 |
| Scoonie Cemetery | Fife | 1710 |
| St Adrians, West Wemyss | Fife | 1704 |
| St Andrews Eastern Cemetery | Fife | 1823 |
| St Marys on the Sea Churchyard, East Wemyss | Fife | 1735 |
| St Monans Cemetery | Fife | 1695 |
| St Monans Churchyard | Fife | 1665 |
| Strathmiglo Churchyard and Cemetery | Fife | 1681 |
| Tulliallan Churchyard | Fife | 1683 |
| Vicarsford Cemetery | Fife | 1811 |
| Abernethy Old Churchyard, Nethybridge | Highland | 1774 |
| Ardearg Cemetery, Ratagan | Highland | 1847 |
| Balmacara New Cemetery, Balmacara, Loch Alsh | Highland | 1919 |
| Banchor, Newtonmore and Ballidbeg Churchyards | Highland | 1823 |
| Cille Choirill Churchyard, Lagan, Fort William | Highland | 1746 |
| Clachan Duich Burial Ground (Kilduich), Invershiel | Highland | 1600 |
| Glenelg Cemetery, Glenelg | Highland | 1850 |
| Kilcuimen Churchyard, Fort Augustus | Highland | 1722 |
| Kilmonivaig and Gairlochy Churchyard, Nr Spean Bridge | Highland | 1801 |
| Kingussie Churchyard and Burial Grounds, Kingussie | Highland | 1746 |
| Kirton and Lochalsh Cemetery, Kyle | Highland | 1802 |
| Plockton Churchyard, Plockton | Highland | 1834 |
| Rothiemurchus St John's Churchyard, Aviemore | Highland | 1888 |
| Grantown on Spey Cemetery | Morayshire | 1891 |
| Inveravon Churchyard, Ballindalloch | Morayshire | 1747 |
| Dreghorn Churchyard and New Cemetery | North Ayrshire | 1695 |
| Dreghorn Old Cemetery | North Ayrshire | 1846 |
| Hawkhill Cemetery, Stevenston | North Ayrshire | 1901 |
| New Street Cemetery, Stevenston | North Ayrshire | 1817 |
| Stevenston High Kirk | North Ayrshire | 1611 |
| Benhar Cemetery & Calderhead Cemetery, Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire | 1858 |
| Clarkston Churchyard, Airdrie, Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire | 1839 |
| Old Monklands Part 1, Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire | 1863 |
| Shotts Kirk Part 1, Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire | 1632 |
| Shotts Kirk Part 2, Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire | 1668 |
| Stane Cemetery, Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire | 1890 |
| Aberuthven Church & Cemetery | Perthshire | 1707 |
| Auchterarder Church & Cemeteries | Perthshire | 1745 |
| Arngask Old Church | Perthshire | 1750 |
| Cleish Church Cemetery, Kinross | Perthshire | 1756 |
| Dron Old Churchyard | Perthshire | 1672 |
| Dunkeld Church, Dowally | Perthshire | 1701 |
| Dunning St Serf's Churchyard | Perthshire | 1623 |
| Findo Gask Churchyard | Perthshire | 1721 |
| Forgandenny Churchyard | Perthshire | 1713 |
| Forteviot Churchyard | Perthshire | 1719 |
| Fowlis Wester Churchyard, | Perthshire | 1678 |
| Glenfarg Cemetery | Perthshire | 1750 |
| Kilmaveonaig Church, Blair Atholl | Perthshire | 1801 |
| Logierait Church & Cemetery | Perthshire | 1695 |
| Luncarty Cemetery | Perthshire | 1744 |
| Poartmoak Church & Extension, Kinross | Perthshire | 1717 |
| St Mary's Church, Birnam, Dunkeld | Perthshire | 1805 |
| Tenandry Old Churchyard, Killiecrankie | Perthshire | 1942 |
| Tibbermore Church &?Cemetery | Perthshire | 1729 |
| Trinity Gask Churchyard | Perthshire | 1721 |
| Hawick St Mary Church, Borders | Scottish Borders | 1537 |
| Lyne Kirk and Abbey Knowe, Peebles, Borders | Scottish Borders | 1712 |
| St Cuthberts Church, Hawick, Borders | Scottish Borders | 1537 |
| Carnwath Parish Church, | South Lanarkshire | 1673 |
| Covington & Quothquan Churchyards | South Lanarkshire | 1659 |
| Dalserf Old Churchyard | South Lanarkshire | 1707 |
| Dunsyre Churchyard | South Lanarkshire | 1669 |
| Forth - Wilsontown Churchyard | South Lanarkshire | 1801 |
| Glassford Old Churchyard and Extension | South Lanarkshire | 1679 |
| Lamington Churchyard & Cemetery | South Lanarkshire | 1627 |
| Larkhall Cemetery Part 1 | South Lanarkshire | 1805 |
| Larkhall Cemetery Part 2 | South Lanarkshire | 1840 |
| Libberton Churchyard & Extension | South Lanarkshire | 1724 |
| ????? | Stirling | � |
| Bathgate Old Churchyard, | West Lothian | 1678 |
| Bo'ness Old Churchyard | West Lothian | 1623 |
| Dalmeny Churchyard | West Lothian | 1601 |
| East Calder Churchyard, Cemetery | West Lothian | 1683 |
| Ecclesmachan Strathbrock Church and Cemetery | West Lothian | 1728 |
| Kirk Of Calder Churchyard | West Lothian | 1636 |
| Kirkliston Churchyard andCemetery | West Lothian | 1526 |
| Kirknewton Churchyard | West Lothian | 1662 |
| Livingston Village Churchyard | West Lothian | 1729 |
| Mid Calder Cemetery | West Lothian | 1875 |
| South Queensferry Cemetery | West Lothian | 1871 |
| South Queensferry Old Church The Vennel | West Lothian | 1640 |
| Torphichen Church and Preceptory | West Lothian | 1645 |
| Uphall Church St Nicholas | West Lothian | 1644 |
| Whitburn South Church | West Lothian | 1724 |
| Winchburgh | West Lothian | 1879 |