TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY

Tarrayoukyan Road TARRAYOUKYAN, Southern Grampians Shire

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Southern Grampians Shire

23148 Riddoch grave Tarrayoukyan Cemetery 0371

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Conditions

    TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY - Physical Conditions

    The cemetery is well maintained, and shows signs of recent survey work, to mark the graves of early settlers. The grass is kept low by grazing sheep on the land, which has caused damage to the sole tree on the site. The graves do not appear to have been damaged by sheeps' hooves.

    Physical Description 1

    TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY - Physical Description 1

    Tarrayoukyan Cemetery is located approximately 150 metres north of Tarrayoukyan Road, on a sloping site adjacent to farmland. The cemetery contains the graves of many pioneer settlers in the area. The cemetery is divided in the conventional manner into areas for each Christian denomination. The majority of graves are located in the Catholic and Presbyterian sections, with a smaller Anglican section. Isolated graves are scattered across the site.
    
    A number of graves consist of a headstone inside a wrought iron enclosure. The majority of early graves are surmounted by monuments which record the details of the deceased, cruciform designs being most common. Later graves consist of a headstone and horizontal slab. More recently, a number of simple granite markers have been placed to record the presence in the cemetery of pioneer families.
    
    One early grave retains a wooden enclosure, although a modern grave marker commemorates the family name of the individuals interred therein. Two other graves in the cemetery retain remnants of wooden enclosures, in a very poor condition. Many graves may have been marked by wooden monuments which have disappeared in the subsequent decades. The area has been affected by bushfire on a number of occasions.
    
    In the Catholic section are located the graves of the Carey family, among the first settlers in the township, and many long-established family names, including Healy, Neeson, McGrath, Bolan, McDonnell, Molloy, Neave, Daly and Hooley. Members of the well-known Edgar family, of Cuyuac and Woodacres, are buried in the Presbyterian section. Other early families in this section include Riddoch, Clark, McDonald, Barclay, MacKinnon, Nicolson and McCorkindale. The Anglican section includes graves of settlers Neave, Waters and Binnington.
    
    The cemetery is still in use, and a number of modern graves are interspersed among the historic ones.

    Historical Australian Themes

    TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY - Historical Australian Themes

    Theme 9: Marking the phases of life
    9.7 Dying
    9.7.1 Dealing with human remains
    9.7.3 Remembering the dead

    Usage/Former Usage

    TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY - Usage/Former Usage

    Cemetery

    Integrity

    TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY - Integrity

    high degree of integrity

    Physical Description 2

    TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY - Physical Description 2

    Neeson family
    Carey family
    Edgar family

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Southern Grampians - Southern Grampians Shire Heritage Study

    Author: Timothy Hubbard P/L, Annabel Neylon
    Year: 2002
    Grading:

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