2006

NT2169 : Colinton Mortsafe

taken 18 years ago, near to Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland

Colinton Mortsafe
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.

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Category: Churchyard
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NT2169, 160 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eileen Henderson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 17 September, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 25 February, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 215 691 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:54.5369N 3:15.3604W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 215 691
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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