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Old & Spooky Graveyards in Edinburgh’s Old Town (Visited & Recommended)

Old & Spooky Graveyards in Edinburgh’s Old Town (Visited & Recommended)

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

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Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh: The Ultimate Guide To Macabre & Spooky Graves

Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh: The Ultimate Guide To Macabre & Spooky Graves

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

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The Cursed Grave of Seath Mor

The Cursed Grave of Seath Mor

Five ‘homing stones’ stand on top of the cursed grave of Seath Mor. They were encased under a cage, designed to look like a mortsafe, in 1983 to protect people visiting the grave.

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Hidden History of Dunblane Cathedral

Hidden History of Dunblane Cathedral

On the night of 8th June 1828, a body was stolen from the graveyard at Dunblane Cathedral in Stirlingshire,…

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7 Macabre Graves To Visit In Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard

7 Macabre Graves To Visit In Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard

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.

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5 Coastal Graveyards In Scotland With A Darker Past

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.

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Ever Wondered Why Some Graves Have Cages Over Them?

Ever Wondered Why Some Graves Have Cages Over Them?

Wander into a graveyard and you may be lucky enough to see a grave with a cage over it. But what exactly was it used for?

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Why Did Anatomists Hire Body Snatchers?

Why Did Anatomists Hire Body Snatchers?

Ever wondered why anatomists stopped raiding graveyards and the professional body snatcher took over the task of acquiring cadavers for the dissecting table…

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Body Snatching In Lasswade Old Kirkyard, Midlothian, EH18

Body Snatching In Lasswade Old Kirkyard, Midlothian, EH18

It took one word from the Miller woman in 1829 and a quiet Midlothian village was awash with resurrection men.

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The Wardsend Body Snatching Scandal of 1862

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.

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5 Ingenious Forms of Body Snatching Prevention

5 Ingenious Forms of Body Snatching Prevention

Some ingeneous forms of body snatching prevention were dreamt up during the body snatching era. In this post I look at my top 5 favourites.

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7 Alternative Body Snatching Sites Outside Of Edinburgh

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…

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A Body Snatching Case in Essex | Little Leighs, 1823

A Body Snatching Case in Essex | Little Leighs, 1823

After denying his involvement in the theft of 24-year-old Joanna Chinnery from St John’s churchyard in Little Leighs, it would be the smell emanating from this body snatchers cart that would eventually be his downfall.

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Body Snatching | St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard, Edinburgh

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.

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A Week In The Life Of A London Body Snatcher

A Week In The Life Of A London Body Snatcher

 Life for a body snatcher was a whirlwind of activity, especially during the traditional dissecting months of October to…

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Mortsafes: After The Anatomy Act

Mortsafes: After The Anatomy Act

On 1 August 1832, Britain passed the Anatomy Act in an attempt to address the shortage of bodies available…

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Mortsafes & Iron Cages: Protecting Scotlands Dead

Mortsafes & Iron Cages: Protecting Scotlands Dead

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.

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St Fittick’s Church, Nigg, Aberdeen | The Story of Mrs. Spark

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…

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Body Snatching In Edinburgh:  The Notorious ‘Merry Andrew’

Body Snatching In Edinburgh: The Notorious ‘Merry Andrew’

Someone had to supply cadavers to the anatomy schools of Edinburgh beofre Burke and Hare came on the scene. It’s time to meet Edinburgh’s real body snatchers

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Caged Lairs: No.1 in Body Snatching Prevention

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…

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Suzie Lennox Body Snatching

Suzie Lennox

Hi, I'm Suzie, a body snatching historian and solo traveller with a passion for Scotland's darker travel destinations.

Join me as I visit Scotland's spookier locations & conquer my fear of ghosts along the way!

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The History of Witches 1720 Wellcome Collection
Edinburgh’s Nor Loch (Witches, Skeleton’s & Why it was Drained)
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Burke and Hare Murder Dolls National Museum Scotland
Edinburgh Miniature Coffins: Discovering the Fairy Coffins of Arthur’s Seat
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Extraordinary Life of Deacon Brodie DiggingUp1800
The Extraordinary Life of Deacon Brodie (A Full Account)
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Half Hangit Maggie Dickson
Half Hangit Maggie: The Woman Who Survived A Hanging
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Edinburgh's White Hart Pub
Ghosts & Murderers At The White Hart Inn, Edinburgh
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Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh: The Ultimate Guide To Macabre & Spooky Graves
7 Macabre Graves To Visit In Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard
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Cluny Mortsafes Aberdeenshire
Ever Wondered Why Some Graves Have Cages Over Them?
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Memento Mori Greyfriars Kirkyard
Old & Spooky Graveyards in Edinburgh’s Old Town (Visited & Recommended)
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St Cuthbert's watchtower Edinburgh Source unknown
Body Snatching | St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard, Edinburgh
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Body Snatching in Lasswade Kirkyard Midlothian
Body Snatching In Lasswade Old Kirkyard, Midlothian, EH18
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Body Snatching Prevention Cluny Mortsafe Aberdeenshire
Mortsafes & Iron Cages: Protecting Scotlands Dead
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Dunblane Cathedral via National Galleries Scotland
Hidden History of Dunblane Cathedral
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Grave of Seath Mor St Tuchaldus Rothiemurchus Scottish Highlands
The Cursed Grave of Seath Mor
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Body Snatching in the Scottish Borders
Discover A Darker Side To The Scottish Borders
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Body snatching around the A75 Scotlands Haunted Road
Body Snatching On The A75 | Scotland’s Haunted Road
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Mortsafes at Kinnernnie Cemetery Aberdeenshire
7 Alternative Body Snatching Sites Outside Of Edinburgh
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Ruined Church at St Fitticks Aberdeenshire
St Fittick’s Church, Nigg, Aberdeen | The Story of Mrs. Spark
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