2012

NJ8826 : The morthouse, Udny Green churchyard

taken 12 years ago, near to Udny Green, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

The morthouse, Udny Green churchyard
The morthouse, Udny Green churchyard
Morthouses: "impregnable buildings used to temporarily store corpses until they were corrupt." These were a very Scottish phenomenon, especially in the vicinities of Aberdeen and St Andrews: LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Burial ground, Crematorium other tags: Morthouse Graveyard Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NJ8826, 38 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bill Harrison   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 May, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 May, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 8803 2627 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:19.6089N 2:12.0257W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 8801 2627
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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