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English: Iron coffin cover, Kirkton of Durris kirkyard Used as a mortsafe to prevent theft of corpses by grave robbers in the early 1800s. The corpses were in demand by the anatomists in nearby Aberdeen.
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Object location57° 03′ 34″ N, 2° 22′ 37″ W  Heading=90° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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