Graveyard

A graveyard is a small area of land situated next to, or around, a place of worship in which dead bodies and cremated remains were buried and headstones were set up. The use of graveyards for burial of the dead was largely discontinued from the 19th century onwards as they were replaced by cemeteries. Those who could not pay for a headstone at all usually had some religious symbol made from wood on the place of burial such as a Christian cross, however this would quickly deteriorate under the rain or snow. Some families hired a blacksmith and had large crosses made from various metals put on the place of burial.