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Scotland - Pitlochry to Peebles

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May 21st 2011
Wednesday 18th May 2011 Pitlochry to Peebles 96 miles Another showery blustery day but with plenty of sun! Chris wanted to go to the cemetery at Logierait to find three mort-safes, used in the early 19th C to protect corpses from body snatchers. The coffins were placed inside metal frames, which were then padlocked and buried. After the bodies had decayed, making them useless for medical research ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more