Is there a day for biers in the same way there is for windows, doors, gates and wood? If there isn't there should be

This C19 bier is interesting. It has a wagon roof framework (did that once hold fabric?) that looks like a #MortSafe #StAndrewStogursey #Somerset for #Woodensday

Different Types of #Mortsafe than what I have normally seen. With stone weight built on top of cage.
#ClunyKirkyard #taphophile #findagrave #grave #resurrectionists #bodysnatchers

These features were designed to thwart the body-snatchers of the early 1800s who would steal the recently buried to sell to local medical schools.

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#glasgow #cadder #church #glasgowchurches #mortsafe #bodysnatchers #glasgowhistory

A cast iron mortsafe and stone watchhouse in the Cadder Parish Churchyard on the outskirts of Glasgow.

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#glasgow #cadder #church #glasgowchurches #mortsafe #bodysnatchers #glasgowhistory

A Closer Look At Mortsafes The fear of grave robbing was so endemic that various measures were taken to prevent a resurrectionist man from lifting a freshly buried corpse or to detect an attempt. While the rich could afford …

The #mortsafe was a community-based solution to the problem of #graverobbing, particularly rife in #Scotland. They were available for short-term rent until the body had decomposed, making them useless for anatomical research
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Protected Forever ? Grave with cages #fyp #grave #mortsafe #gravewithcage #urbex #explore #vampire #hoodedcemetery #explorepa #trending #haunted #cemetery #graverobber #abandonedplaces #viral #foryourpage #whyisthishere #protection #spooky #hooded #krisbirshell

I agree, amazing how many are still in Scotland.
I have also seen a #mortsafe stone. To be placed on top of a coffin ⚰️ until the body has begun to decompose. Can only be lifted with a small Crane. I will try and get a photo sometime.

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A #mortsafe is a heavy iron cage or grille that was placed over a grave to prevent body snatching. There are different ones around #Scotland, these happen to be in #LogieraitChurchyard
Perth and Kinross. Mortsafes were a response to the practice of #Resurrectionists stealing corpses.

An explanation of a mortsafe that was used to prevent body theft from the cemetery

A mortsafe, shaped stone with an iron gate on the top

A #mortsafe used to deter body theft in Greyfriars Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, Scotland