@RuthEJBooth It was a traditional English practice to try and avoid being either the first or last burial in a graveyard, as the first burial was said to be the Watcher of the boneyard until the last body was buried there.
It was a traditional English practice to try and avoid being either the first or last burial in a graveyard, as the first burial was said to be the Watcher of the boneyard until the last body was buried there.
— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) August 4, 2018