burial ground

a tract of land for burial of the dead; a cemetery, often a small or primitive one.

Origin of burial ground

First recorded in 1795–1805

They dreamed about them in the dormitory, which looked out on a burial-ground.

Sentimental Education Vol 1 |Gustave Flaubert
They all lie just out there, under that large tree in the corner of the burial-ground.

The Torn Bible |Alice Somerton
Near by is a burial-ground, unlike anything we had ever seen.

The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland: |Thomas W. Silloway
He died in 1845, and his grave is to be seen in the burial-ground of the Wesleyan Chapel.

The Evolution Of An English Town |Gordon Home

There were many visitors at the burial-ground, and there had been several funerals that day.

Aunt Phillis's Cabin |Mary H. Eastman

burial ground

a graveyard or cemetery