Tag: graves

• Coffin Roads

  

  If you are ever in the Highlands of Scotland you may be able to find a coffin road. These roads were different from everyday roads and footpaths. Coffin roads were pathways in which coffins were carried from rural settlements to registered burial grounds. The task of carrying a coffin a long distance would have been…

  Ann B

  11th Sep 2022

  Graveyards & Cemeteries

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• The Lure Of An Old Graveyard!

  

  Hello and welcome to the Tiptoe Through The Gravestones Blog. I am sure you have guessed, this blog will solely concentrate on graveyards. For the last seven years I have photographed various graveyards and cemeteries throughout Scotland. At first, graveyards were a quiet place where I could master the technicalities of digital photography. Once I…

  Ann B

  28th Aug 2022

  Graveyards & Cemeteries

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