The ruins of the old Watchtower in the Shankill Graveyard
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The ruins of the old Watchtower in the Shankill Graveyard
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 21 Jul 2014
This tower was built in 1834 as a shelter for families of the newly buried watching out for body snatchers, after all the two most famous body snatchers in British history were both Ulstermen, Burke and Hare. http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/community/cemeteries/shankillgraveyard.aspx
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