Why Some Old Graves Were Covered With Iron Cages: The Fascinating History of Mortsafes
Walk through certain historic cemeteries in Scotland or parts of the United Kingdom, and you may encounter something both strange and unforgettable: heavy iron frameworks resting above old graves like weathered cages from another era. To modern visitors, these structures often appear mysterious or even unsettling. Some assume they were decorative memorials. Others imagine connections…