Old Witless Bay Cemetery
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Old Witless Bay Cemetery

Witless Bay, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – *No GPS coordinates

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Dated to the eighteenth century, the Old Witless Bay Cemetery (Borden # ChAe-14) is the burial ground to many of the original settlers of Witless Bay, NL. The cemetery overlooks Witless Bay Harbour from a prominent knoll located on the northern side of the community. The designation is confined to the area enclosed by the historic cemetery fence.

The Old Witless Bay Cemetery has aesthetic value due to its prominent environmental setting, natural landscape features and orderly placement of burial plots. Located along the water's edge overlooking Witless Bay Harbour, on a small knoll on the community's north side, the location evokes a fitting sense of serenity. From the cemetery site there is an unobstructed view of the southern side of the community, the waters of Witless Bay Harbour and some of the islands that comprise the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.

Headstones and grave markers face the east, a small number of enclosed family plots remain and a cluster of coniferous trees mark the apex of the knoll. Also of aesthetic value is a prominent Celtic Cross that was erected in 1880 by Rev. M.P. O'Driscoll, a local priest, in memory of several family members including his father Michael O'Driscoll who died August 15, 1876. Though the inscriptions are nearly worn away with time and salty winds the Celtic Cross remains an impressive monument to the past.
Dated to the eighteenth century, the Old Witless Bay Cemetery (Borden # ChAe-14) is the burial ground to many of the original settlers of Witless Bay, NL. The cemetery overlooks Witless Bay Harbour from a prominent knoll located on the northern side of the community. The designation is confined to the area enclosed by the historic cemetery fence.

The Old Witless Bay Cemetery has aesthetic value due to its prominent environmental setting, natural landscape features and orderly placement of burial plots. Located along the water's edge overlooking Witless Bay Harbour, on a small knoll on the community's north side, the location evokes a fitting sense of serenity. From the cemetery site there is an unobstructed view of the southern side of the community, the waters of Witless Bay Harbour and some of the islands that comprise the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.

Headstones and grave markers face the east, a small number of enclosed family plots remain and a cluster of coniferous trees mark the apex of the knoll. Also of aesthetic value is a prominent Celtic Cross that was erected in 1880 by Rev. M.P. O'Driscoll, a local priest, in memory of several family members including his father Michael O'Driscoll who died August 15, 1876. Though the inscriptions are nearly worn away with time and salty winds the Celtic Cross remains an impressive monument to the past.

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  • Added: 19 Jan 2019
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2679074