Hope Street Cemetery
| Hope Street Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Pictured in 2007 | |
Interactive map of Hope Street Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Location | Hope Street Street Inverkeithing |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°01′31″N 3°24′18″W / 56.0252715°N 3.4051030°W |
| Owned by | Fife Council |
| Find a Grave | Hope Street Cemetery |
Hope Street Cemetery (also known as Inverkeithing Cemetery) is a cemetery in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland.[1]
Location
Hope Street Cemetery is in the south of Inverkeithing, overlooking Inverkeithing Bay. The railway line running to and from the Forth Bridge, around 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the southeast, abuts the cemetery to the east.
History
During the Great Scottish witch hunt of 1649–50, executions were carried out at the site of Hope Street Cemetery on land known as Witch Knowe. Today this land is within Hope Street Cemetery and Witchknowe park.[2]
The Commonwealth Graves Comission lists dead of World War I and World War II buried in the cemetery.[3][4][5]
Photographs
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Inverkeithing Cemetery looking North. -
Inverkeithing cemetery looking South towards Inverkeithing Bay. -
Inverkeithing Cemetery looking Southeast towards Edinburgh. -
Inverkeithing Cemetery as viewed from the railway.
References
- ^ Council, Fife (21 November 2025). "Inverkeithing (Hope Street Cemetery)". www.fife.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "How a small Fife town became a 'hotbed of witch-finding and punishing'". The Scotsman. 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Inverkeithing Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19/02/2026.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CHURCH STREET, WAR MEMORIAL (LB49941)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Council, Fife (23 September 2019). "Inverkeithing (Hope Street Cemetery)". www.fife.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links
Inverkeithing Hope Street Cemetery page on Fife Council Website
Find a Grave directory for Inverkeithing Hope Street Cemetery.