Spade & the Grave

death and burial through an archaeological lens


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Curious Canadian Cemeteries: Old Cemetery, Port Kirwan, NL

It looks like I haven’t added to this series since 2021! I’m hoping to revive Curious Canadian Cemeteries and start writing about more sites across the country. Now that I’m on the Mainland, it will be easier to visit sites across the Maritimes, which should be very exciting.

Today’s cemetery is the Old Cemetery in Port Kirwan, on the Southern Shore of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. I might be in Nova Scotia now, but we have a lot of sites in Newfoundland to cover still, especially with my guidebook to historic cemeteries in Eastern Newfoundland in the editing process right now! To get a taste of the guidebook, lets dive into a stunning site!

View over Admiral’s Cove from the burial ground (Lacy 2022)
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