Mortsafe Grave Cover Explained

This is the only grave that is covered like this at my local church and I've been curious

for ages. Mortsafe to prevent grave robbing. While the keep a witch from rising

sounds very macabre it is really used to prevent grave robbers from stealing the bodies to sell

to medical schools. This was a big issue in Scotland and England during the 18th and 19th century.

They were called mortsafes.