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Location: Tollcross, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Jaro🇵🇱⛷️🛶🚴🏃‍♂️

December 9, 2024

Not everyone thinks that necropolises are a tourist attraction. However, considering that some of them have existed for hundreds of years, it is worth visiting them. You may ask, why walk around a cemetery? Among the people buried there, you can find graves of famous people, if you read about it beforehand. Besides, some of the tombstones are interesting.

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December 9, 2024

Situated in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, St Cuthbert's Churchyard can easily be overlooked, but if you like grave symbolism (especially skulls and crosses), this cemetery is one to visit!

St Cuthbert's is one of the oldest places of worship in the whole of Edinburgh and is a place of peace in the heart of the bustling city. The cemetery is home to a number of crumbling mausoleums, weathered slabs and "memento mori" sculptures in every direction you look.

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December 9, 2024

If you look towards the west side of the cemetery, you will see a sandstone watchtower that was built in the 19th century to try and keep grave robbers at bay. During this era, body snatching was common due to the decline in executions and the increase in students wanting to learn about medical science and therefore needing bodies for research. The demand for bodies was so high that universities paid handsomely to have them delivered. As a result, grave robbing became financially profitable. Body snatchers would lurk around some cemeteries, waiting until dark to dig up a freshly buried corpse and steal the body before selling it to medical professionals. Two of the most famous names from this time are Burke and Hare, individuals who began digging up bodies before the practice became more difficult with the installation of watchtowers and patrols.

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Location: Tollcross, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

St Cuthbert's Kirkyard

1. Edinburgh Castle – Royal Mile loop from Haymarket

2. Edinburgh Castle – Royal Mile loop from Haymarket

3. View of Edinburgh Old Town – Scott Monument loop from Greenhill

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