Lights for Graves

Personalised graveside lamps designed for Irish and UK outdoor climates.

Lights for Graves

Having a light shining by your loved ones graveside signifies that their memory lives on and will never be forgotten. For many, lamps for graves are a ritual which encourages reflection while indicating remembrance. With this in mind, lights for graveside are a wonderful way of celebrating the life of a lost loved one while at the same time helping to ease the pain of their passing.

Battery or Solar powered grave lanterns

Lights for graveside – the Christian meaning

In truth, graveside lights have long been a part of our culture and symbolise a way to remember those passed. For example, candle light for cemetery and church, simple yet effective in symbolising a memory, is a tradition dating back thousands of years. On reflection, light is considered pure, it dispels darkness and illuminates everything surrounding it. More so, it is recognized as a symbol of the holy illumination of the spirit of truth.

By the same token, a gravestone light becomes a divine presence, it takes on a spiritual dimension offering hope and comfort to those during a time of grief. In Christianity, the fourth Gospel speaks of Christ as “the light of the world” (JN: 8:12). In the hope that our loved ones are with Christ, lights for graveside not only signify the light in the next world but hold many other theological and profound meanings.

Why purchase a gravestone light?

Unlike many eternal lights for graves on the market today, our battery or solar powered grave lanterns can be personalised with family names and other inscriptions. In truth, personalised graveside lanterns make an ideal remembrance tribute that truly comes from the heart. Not to mention, having your solar and battery-operated cemetery lanterns customised makes them extra safe from a security point of view.

Compared to our solar lights for gravesite, battery-powered graveside lights are by far the best lights for gravestones for Irish and UK outdoor climates. Although this may be true, both solar and battery lights for graveside make a very unique remembrance tribute. Together with their added base for inscriptions our battery or solar powered grave lanterns will keep the memory of your loved one shining brightly.

Battery and solar powered grave lanterns

100% weatherproof with a lifetime guarantee our battery or solar powered grave lanterns come with a personalised base securely fixed. Our lights for graveside come in a variety of colours to match your existing headstone. After your purchase, a preview of your gravestone light showing your inscriptions is sent for your approval.

Battery powered grave lights for outdoor use

Eternal Lights for Graves

Battery-powered eternal lamps for graves come in 4 colours to match your headstone. Powered by one 9V alkaline battery, our granite lanterns radiate a red flickering light lasting 6 months. Price includes any inscriptions and a battery.

 

  • Price: €320 / £275
  • Size: 15″ x 7″ x 7″. 13 KG.
  • Comes in 4 granite colours.
  • Battery life: 6 months.
  • Battery included: €5 / £4.
Small Grave Lanterns for cemetery

Graveside Lights

Battery-powered Graveside lights come in 4 colours to match your headstone. Powered by an advanced one-year battery light. Available with a red or white flickering light. Price includes your own personal inscriptions and a battery.

 

  • Price: €220 / £200
  • Size: 13″ x 5″ x 5″. 9 KG.
  • Comes in 4 granite colours.
  • Battery life: 1 year.
  • Battery included: €40 / £35.
Graveside Memorial Lanterns for Father or Mother

Graveside Lanterns

Battery-powered graveside lanterns come in 4 colours to match your gravestone. Powered by one 9V alkaline battery, our graveside lights radiate a red flickering light that lasts 6 months. Price includes any inscription and a battery.

 

  • Price: €400 / £345
  • Size: 15″ x 7″ x 7″. 13 KG.
  • Comes in 4 granite colours.
  • Battery life: 6 months.
  • Battery included: €5 / £4.
Battery candle lights for graves in the UK and Ireland

Candle Light for Cemetery

Battery-powered candle lights come with a granite base to match your gravestone. Powered by two alkaline batteries, our candle lights radiate a flame effect that lasts for 6 months. Price includes any inscription and 2 batteries.

 

  • Price: €220 / £200
  • Size:11″ x 6″ x 6″. 8 KG.
  • Come in 4 granite colours.
  • Batteries life: 6 months.
  • Batteries included: €6 / £5
Best Solar Memorial Lights for Irish and British Cemeteries

White Solar Light for Grave

White solar-powered grave light comes with personalised granite base to match your headstone. Powered by sunlight this Italian-made lantern radiates a red flickering light. Sun-powered rechargeable batteries last for 3 years.

 

  • Price: €700 / £600
  • Size: 13″ x 7″ x 7″. 11 KG.
  • Comes in 2 stainless colours.
  • Recharge battery life: 3 years.
  • Battery included: €40 / £35
Sunlight energised grave lamps with personalised granite base for inscriptions

Bronze Solar Gravesite Light

Bronze solar-powered gravesite light comes with personalised granite base to match your gravestone. Powered by sunlight this Italian-made lamp illuminates a red flickering light. Sun-powered rechargeable batteries last for 3 years.

 

  • Price: €750 / £650
  • Size: 13″ x 7″ x 7″. 11 KG.
  • Comes in 2 stainless colours.
  • Recharge battery life: 3 years.
  • Battery included: €40 / £35

Purchasing the best lights for gravestones

With over 42 years of experience in supplying battery or solar-powered grave lanterns, we want to make sure you are fully aware of their advantages and disadvantages. Before purchasing the best lights for gravestones please see below some important points compiled from customer feedback over the years and our own personal experience 

What are the best memorial lights for graves?

Without reservation, the best lights for gravestones are battery-operated cemetery lanterns. Ultimately, lights for graveside with voltaic batteries produce a superior light compared to solar lights for gravesite and need very little up-keep. In fact, all that’s needed to keep your gravestone light brightly shining day and night is to change your batteries every 6 months, or in the case of our graveside lights, once each year. What’s more, battery-operated cemetery lanterns contain a separate light that can be easily replaced with a new one if ever needed.

On the other hand, solar lights for gravesite are more complexed and may stop working for a number of reasons. For example, the rechargeable battery unit has a capacity of 1000 charges and should be replaced every three years. Additionally, if the solar panel or any internal workings become damaged, it should be returned to us.

Cost of running battery and solar grave lamps

By and large, a solar-powered headstone light costs more to purchase when compared to marble or granite graveside lanterns. This is mainly due to their intricate design and numerous electrical components which make the solar lights for gravesite operate. On top of this, the actual battery unit containing the gravestone light and rechargeable voltaic batteries will be to be replaced every 3 years at a cost of €40/£35.

On the other hand, battery-operated cemetery lanterns like our candle light for cemetery are cheaper to buy.  While this may be true, the batteries should be replaced every six months at a cost of €6/£5. Or in the case of our graveside lights the battery unit should be changed once each year costing €40/£35. All in all, the best lights for gravestones including battery and solar powered grave lanterns will require an additional cost to keep.

The cost of running battery and solar lights for graves

How do solar lights for gravesite work?

Basically, the solar panel on top of the lantern generates electricity from sunlight, which then charges the rechargeable batteries stored inside the light unit. Therefore, whenever your solar-powered headstone lights are exposed to sunlight they begin to work. And when night falls, the charge the voltaic batteries picked up during the day keeps the light illuminated at night.

Why do solar lights for graves stop working

The truth about solar-powered headstone lights

If you are thinking of purchasing a solar-powered headstone light there are certain truths that need to be explained beforehand. The first and very obvious truth is that both Ireland and the UK have a limited amount of sunshine, especially during the wintertime. In other words, it’s only during the summer months you will find your solar lights for gravesite performing best with decent days of sunlight.

During the rest of the year, solar lights for gravesite will struggle to produce enough energy to illuminate your lantern at night. For example, in January we get 7 hours of limited sunlight each day. As a result, your solar-powered headstone light will probably work for 2 or 3 hours in the dark before it quietly dwindles out.

How long do solar lights for graves stay on at night?

Solar lights for gravesite rely on plenty of sunlight to perform best. With this in mind, a solar-powered headstone light that receives good sunlight for up to nine hours will be fully charged at sunset. And provided the rechargeable batteries are good, your solar-powered headstone light will then operate all night long.

Why do solar lights for gravesite stop working?

Ultimately, there are a number of reasons why your solar-powered headstone light has stopped working. One of the main reasons is usually because the batteries need to be replaced. On average the rechargeable batteries in our solar lights for graveside last for up to 1000 charges. So, within 3 years a replacement unit will be needed. 

Pros and Cons of solar lights for gravestones

Pros

  • Works very well in Ireland and the UK during the summer months.

Cons

  • Solar-powered headstone lights are expensive compared to battery lamps.
  • Limited sunlight hours, especially in winter means fewer night working hours.
  • Emits a very poor light when compared to battery-operated lanterns.
  • The battery unit costing €40/£35 needs to be replaced every 3 years.
  • The solar panel on top needs to be cleaned regularly for best results.
  • Broken or damaged parts or internal workings are expensive to fix.

Pros and Cons of battery lights for headstones

Pros

  • Compared to solar lamps battery-powered grave lanterns are less expensive.
  • Battery-operated cemetery lanterns do not rely on the sun to power them.
  • Emits much superior light when compared to solar-powered grave lights.
  • Battery-powered gravestone lights are virtually maintenance-free.
  • Works day and night without stopping until the battery runs out.
  • Depending on the model purchased battery lasts 6 months or 1 year.

Cons

  • Battery for 6 months costs €5/£6. Battery for 1-year costs: €40/£35
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