NT2169 : Colinton Mortsafe
near to Bonaly, City of Edinburgh, Great Britain

Colinton Mortsafe
This iron mortsafe stands near the entrance to Colinton Parish Church. It is the only one remaining of six purchased by the church, probably in the 1820s, to protect newly buried bodies from the attentions of the "Resurrectionists" or bodysnatchers who made money by selling bodies to the Edinburgh medical school. This example weighs about 1,000 kilos - and fortunately is no longer required for its original purpose.
- Grid Square
- NT2169, 6 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Eileen Henderson (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 17 September, 2006
- Submitted
- Sunday, 25 February, 2007
- Category
- Churchyard (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NT 215 691 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:54.5369N 3:15.3604W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
NT 215 691 - View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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