Clunie parish church possible watch house
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Clunie parish church possible watch house
Image: © Martyn Gorman Taken: 16 Sep 2007
An enigmatic building, possibly a watch house built in the early 1800s, incorporating mediaeval fragments, as a shelter for those guarding newly buried corpses against the activities of grave robbers. Fresh bodies were in great demand by the anatomy schools.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.579441
Longitude
-3.452022