Pennyfuir Cemetery
Cemetery in Oban, Scotland
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Pennyfuir Cemetery is a cemetery in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was established in the 19th century.[1]
| Pennyfuir Cemetery | |
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The cemetery in 2006, looking north to Lochan Dubh | |
 Interactive map of Pennyfuir Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 19th century |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.4287°N 5.4616°W |
| Find a Grave | Pennyfuir Cemetery |
The cemetery contains 23 graves from the First World War and 58 from the Second World War.[1][2] Four of the Second World War graves are of airmen who died in the Dunbeath air crash which killed Prince George, Duke of Kent, on 25 August 1942.[2] In the centre of the war cemetery stands the Cross of Sacrifice, constructed from white Portland stone.[2]
Notable burials
- David Hutcheson (1799–1880), shipbuilder[1]
- Peter Macnab (1812–1892), architect and joiner[3]
- Frances Shand Kydd (1936–2004), mother of Diana, Princess of Wales[4]