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Graveyard Watch House

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What is recorded here

Map note: The map marks Graveyard Watch House as ruins near Scotston of Kirkside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The record is brief, but the named place is here to find.
Old graveyard watch house built around 17th-19th century to deter grave robbers & body snatchers.

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  • Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Hatton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Claire Pegrum, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Michael Dibb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Adrian Diack, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • C Michael Hogan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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