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  • Watch-house at Lumphanan graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
  • Subterranean vault in graveyard at Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire
  • Door open on Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire.
  • Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire
  • Mortsafes at Kinnernie graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
  • Mortsafe in graveyard at Durris, Aberdeenshire.
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  • view Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire
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    Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire

    J. Ritchie
  • view Mortsafe at Inverurie graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
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    Mortsafe at Inverurie graveyard, Aberdeenshire.

  • view Door closed on Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire.
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    Door closed on Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire.

  • view Mortsafe in graveyard at Durris, Aberdeenshire.
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    Mortsafe in graveyard at Durris, Aberdeenshire.

  • view Watch-house at Lumphanan graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
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    Watch-house at Lumphanan graveyard, Aberdeenshire.

All works (23)

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