What designs suit Scottish heritage?

Thistles, Celtic crosses, tartan details and Scottish epitaphs.

Can a new stone match older grey granite?

Yes — send photos and we'll suggest a complementary grey.

Do you deliver to Perth and Smiths Falls?

Yes, door-to-door across Lanark County under DAP terms.

Headstones in Lanark County: Perth & Smiths Falls

Lanark County — Perth, Smiths Falls, Carleton Place, Almonte (Mississippi Mills) and Lanark Highlands — was settled after 1816, with many Scottish families arriving in the 1820s. Their names fill the county's old cemeteries.

How Ontario regulates cemeteries

In Ontario, cemeteries operate under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, administered by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO). A few practical consequences for families:

Every cemetery has by-laws. They cover memorial sizes, materials, foundations and installation, and the cemetery must make them available to you. Ask for them before you choose a design.
You can buy from an independent supplier. Families may buy a monument from the cemetery or from an independent retailer or manufacturer; either way, it has to meet the cemetery's by-laws.
Care and maintenance contributions. Ontario cemeteries collect a regulated contribution to their care and maintenance fund when larger markers and monuments are installed. Ask for the amount in writing alongside foundation and installation fees.

Our cemetery headstone rules guide has a checklist of questions to bring.

Scottish heritage

Many Lanark families choose grey granite, thistles, Celtic crosses or a Scottish epitaph to honour that history. See Scottish headstone inscriptions, thistle meaning and Celtic cross meaning.

Matching older grey stones

When adding to a family plot, send photos of the older stones; we can suggest a grey that complements weathered granite. See matching a new headstone.

Ordering step by step

Get the cemetery's by-laws and fee schedule in writing.
Choose a design — in person at our warehouse or in the Design Studio.
Submit the design for cemetery approval.
Approve the proof; we produce and deliver.
The cemetery (or its approved installer) sets the monument on its schedule.

Our week-by-week ordering timeline shows how long each step usually takes.

Factory-direct to Lanark County

Marwaa Memorials manufactures in our own factory and keeps finished monuments at our Pickering warehouse (visits by appointment). We deliver door-to-door across Ontario under DAP terms, with freight, customs and duties included. Plan the design in our Design Studio, request a quote, or call our Canada team via the contact page.

See the Lanark County service-area page, our Ottawa and Brockville, Leeds & Grenville guides and all Ontario service areas.