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post by Philodis

Receiving Tombs
< on 3/6/2020 7:22 AM >

Once in a while I come across an open receiving tomb in a cemetery. Back when graves were hand dug they offered a convenient place to store cadavers until spring. Its common for grounds crews to use them for equipment, but there's almost always cool funerary stuff left behind.

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post by iamglamourghoul

Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 1 on 3/6/2020 6:05 PM >

That looks like a great hideaway if you want to get away from the world

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post by blackhawk

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Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 2 on 3/6/2020 7:28 PM >

Posted by iamglamourghoul
That looks like a great hideaway if you want to get away from the world

Lol, a permanent get away for many.

Excellent find & pics Philodiss

Pics #2 & 4, what are those canisters?
I've seen them before but can't place them... now it's bugging me

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post by iamglamourghoul

Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 3 on 3/6/2020 8:05 PM >

Posted by blackhawk

Lol, a permanent get away for many.

Excellent find & pics Philodiss

Pics #2 & 4, what are those canisters?
I've seen them before but can't place them... now it's bugging me

Touche, Mr. Blackhawk... assuming you're a Mr.

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post by blackhawk

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Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 4 on 3/6/2020 8:36 PM >

Posted by iamglamourghoul

Touche, Mr. Blackhawk... assuming you're a Mr.

Indeed.
Welcome to UER

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post by Philodis

Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 5 on 3/7/2020 1:33 AM >

Posted by blackhawk

Pics #2 & 4, what are those canisters?
I've seen them before but can't place them... now it's bugging me

I think those are plot markers. They mark unused burial plots. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe they pull them up when the headstone goes in. There's a potter's field in the one cemetery though too and they may just leave them in place when someone can't afford a headstone.

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post by blackhawk

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Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 6 on 3/7/2020 2:22 AM >

Posted by Philodiss

I think those are plot markers. They mark unused burial plots. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe they pull them up when the headstone goes in. There's a potter's field in the one cemetery though too and they may just leave them in place when someone can't afford a headstone.

Thank you. Not sure where I've seen these before... cool find

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post by GusBus1995

Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 7 on 3/26/2020 4:41 AM >

Wow thats crazy. Kind of looks like a hobbit hole from the outside. Any idea on the age? Also love how those saw horses were just left haphazardly.

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post by Philodis

Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 8 on 3/29/2020 3:01 AM >

Posted by GusBus1995
Wow thats crazy. Kind of looks like a hobbit hole from the outside. Any idea on the age? Also love how those saw horses were just left haphazardly.

The first one is 1870's. The other two, its hard to say. That kind of construction's been around for centuries. Pretty much someone just dug a hole, built a stone wall in it, threw granite slabs over the top and buried it.

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post by jgomez12

Re: Receiving Tombs
<Reply # 9 on 8/10/2020 2:42 AM >

Really cool. I see structures like that in old cemeteries all the time but had no idea.

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