ST MARGARETS
St. Margaret of Scotland Pioneer Cemetery
The cemetery is located on Prince Edward Island, the smallest province in Canada, as most visitors to this site will already know. The community of St. Margaret's is situated on Route 16 (Northside Road), approximately 12 minutes north-west of Souris and approximately 10 minutes north-east of St. Peter's Bay.
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The cemetery itself is situated on the Bear Shore Road , slightly north of the present day St. Margaret's Church. The burial ground is now easily visible on the north side of the red clay and gravel road. A brief walk will take you to a softly grass covered, well drained property, surrounded by a stone wall. The original church and parochial house was situated to the south of the cemetery, across what was known as the King's Road, later as the Queen's Road.
Picture, if you will, the pioneer settlers arriving for baptisms, masses, marriages, funeral services and burials by this road. They would have walked, ridden horses or travelled by horse and wagon. Some of the area residents may have arrived via the sea, beaching their boats a short distance to the east on the beach, then walking up the gentle slope to the spiritual centre of the community.