taken 12 years ago, near to Udny Green, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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: Link
Designed by Capt. John Marr of Cairnbrogie (between Udny and Pitmedden). It is asserted that this morthouse was subsequently used as an ammunition store!