15 August 2026

Just a skip away from home in Banchory lies a place with a truly dark and fascinating past... Welcome to Birse Old Kirk and its mysterious Morthouse! ⛪️🌲 ​While the kirk itself sits on ground that has been sacred for centuries, the heavy stone Morthouse tells a much darker tale. In the early 1800s, Aberdeenshire was plagued by "Resurrection Men"—body snatchers who would dig up fresh graves in the dead of night to sell the corpses to medical schools! To fight back, locals built this impenetrable vault to lock away their loved ones until it was safe to finally bury them. 💀💰 ​Have any of you wandered around the Birse Morthouse or the old Royal Hunting Forest? Let me know your thoughts in the comments! 👇🚨 Body Snatchers in Aberdeenshire?! 🚨 Just a skip away from Banchory lies Birse Old Kirk and its imposing Morthouse. Back in the 1800s, locals had to lock the coffins of their loved ones inside this heavy stone vault to protect them from the "Resurrection Men"—grave robbers stealing bodies for anatomy schools! 💀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ​Join me on a walkthrough of this quiet but dark piece of local history! ⚔️ What Aberdeenshire site should I investigate next? Let me know below! 👇 ​Follow @shotsotheshire for more ancient sites, kirks, and castles! ​#shotsotheshire #aberdeenshire #banchory #scottishhistory #bodysnatchers #morthouse #darkhistory #scotlandtravel #ancientstones #scottishkirks #historytok ​Make sure to like the page and follow @shotsotheshire across all platforms for more walkthroughs of our rare stone circles, historic villages, and ancient kirkyards. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚔️