St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 | The Famous New Orleans Graveyard
I was lucky enough to have had a whistle-stop visit to New Orleans, where I finally got the chance…
What To Look Out For When Visiting Stirling’s Holy Rude Kirkyard
At the foot of the glorious Stirling Castle, just at the base of an outcrop known as Lady’s Rock,…
King Of The Ohio Body Snatchers
In this guest post, discover the story of the man they called ‘King of The Ohio Body Snatchers’, a man named William Cunningham, AKA ‘Old Cunny’.
Edinburgh Graveyards Not To Be Missed in Edinburgh Old Town
Edinburgh’s graveyards are the oldest & spookiest in Scotland. Visit the Old Town for Greyfriars Kirkyard, the most haunted graveyard in the world and walk down the Royal Mile for Canongate, St Giles
Greyfriars Kirkyard: An Ultimate Guide To The Most Famous Graveyard in Edinburgh
The Ultimate Guide to macabre & spooky graves in Greyfriars Kirkyard visit The Black Mausoleum, mortsafes and Covenanters Prison in the world’s most haunted graveyard
Hidden History of Dunblane Cathedral
On the night of 8th June 1828, a body was stolen from the graveyard at Dunblane Cathedral in Stirlingshire,…
Discover A Darker Side To The Scottish Borders
Discover body snatching and haunted graveyards in the Scottish Borders on this short road trip around Jedburgh
Body Snatching In Strathspey | On The Edge Of The Scottish Highlands
Take yourself off on a mini roadtrip travelling around Strathspey to discover two body snatching sites on the very edge of the Scottish Highlands
Body Snatching On The A75 | Scotland’s Haunted Road
Take a trip along the A75 in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland’s most haunted road and discover some forgotten body snatching tales and darker graveyards along the way
Edinburgh Greyfriars | The Most Macabre Graves To Visit
Take a trip to Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, and even if graveyards and the macabre aren’t your ‘thing’, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll find yourself wandering through the famous gates of Greyfriars Kirkyard.
5 Coastal Graveyards In Scotland With A Darker Past
I’m sharing with you my top five hidden coastal graveyards that, on first sight, may not look anything special, but if you know me, then you’ll know they’ll all be linked with the dark art of body snatching somewhere along the line.
Why Are There Cages Over Graves? It’s Not For Vampires!
If you’ve ever seen a cage over a grave, then what you’re looking at is a mortsafe, a cage used to protect the dead from bodysnatchers.
The Wardsend Body Snatching Scandal of 1862
On 3 June 1862 Sexton Isaac Howard was accused of exhuming cadavers and selling them to Sheffield Medical School. The Reality of his crimes however was much worse.
7 Alternative Body Snatching Sites Outside Of Edinburgh
If you’ve read my blog before you’ll know that I’m a body snatching historian, at least I think that’s…
Body Snatching | St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard, Edinburgh
Mention the watchtower and most people have probably finished with the graveyard’s darker links to the past, but there’s so much more than that if you care to step inside.
Mortsafes: After The Anatomy Act
On 1 August 1832, Britain passed the Anatomy Act in an attempt to address the shortage of bodies available…
Protecting Scotland’s Dead | A Detailed History of the Mortsafe
Body snatching prevention doesn’t come more sturdy than a mortsafe. Iron cages placed over graves to protect your loved ones from the resurrection men.
St Fittick’s Church, Nigg, Aberdeen | The Story of Mrs. Spark
Body snatching in and around Aberdeen was rife at the beginning of the 19th century and anatomy students targeting…
Caged Lairs: No.1 in Body Snatching Prevention
Come across an iron cage in the middle of a churchyard and you’d be forgiven for wondering what it…
St Mary’s Church: Whitkirk, West Yorkshire
The sad tale of Hannah Heesom who was snatched from her grave on New Year’s Eve 1828.