Memorial options
Solid stones made with cremated remains — smooth keepsakes to hold, shaped memorials such as hearts and pet silhouettes, and options that use most or all of the ashes.
A memorial stone — often called a remembrance stone — is a solid, smooth stone made with cremated remains. Unlike glass or jewellery, which set a small amount of ash inside another material, a remembrance stone uses the ashes as a main ingredient. That makes it one of the few memorials that can hold a large share of the remains in something you can pick up and keep.
Makers purify the ashes, combine them with a binding mixture, and form the stone — by hand, in a mould, or from a custom design — before it is dried or fired and finished. The result is heavy, smooth and cool to the touch. Some providers solidify the remains into a set of pebbles; others make a single shaped piece, such as a heart or the figure of an animal, often with engraving.
This is where stones differ most from other keepsakes. Depending on the provider and the design, a remembrance stone can use a significant portion of the remains, and some services are designed to use all of them. If keeping the ashes together matters to you, ask each provider how much they use and what happens to any remainder.
Spogad (partner brand — see note below) makes remembrance stones by hand for both people and pets, with a free five-year guarantee. Their published prices, checked 21 September 2026:
| Design | Price |
|---|---|
| Remembrance Stone Heart — for a pet | £350 |
| Remembrance Stone Heart — for a person | £400 |
| Silhouette, from an existing mould | £310 |
| Silhouette, personalised from your photos | from £460 |
The Heart measures 13 × 11 × 3 cm and comes with a wooden base; engraving and custom colours are available. A personalised Silhouette is modelled by a 3D designer from photographs you provide, with rounds of revision before it is made. Spogad states that each piece is made within three to four weeks of receiving the ashes.
Parting Stone (United States, ships internationally) solidifies the full set of remains into a collection of smooth stones — typically dozens rather than one — and is one of the few services built around using all of the ashes. See our guide to using all the ashes for more.
About our relationship with Spogad: Spogad is our partner brand, and we may earn from orders placed through us. We include them because stones are what they specialise in, and we name other providers so you can compare. Prices above are Spogad's own published figures.
Stones suit families who want something weighty to hold rather than wear, and those who want a memorial that keeps much of the remains in one place without an urn. A shaped stone — a heart, or the silhouette of a much-loved dog — can feel more personal than an abstract object. They are less suited to anyone wanting a wearable piece; for that, see memorial jewellery.
Generally no — the ashes become part of the stone's material rather than showing as specks. Colour depends on the provider's mixture and any tint you choose.
Designed to last for generations with ordinary care. It can chip if dropped on a hard floor, which is why a guarantee is worth checking; Spogad's covers defects in materials and workmanship for five years.
Yes — and a silhouette is shaped as the animal itself. See also pet memorials.
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