place of interment

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The burying-ground is attached, and serves as the place of interment for the whole town, and some part of the adjoining country.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

One of the most curious objects in it was the Church of the Innocents, with its adjoining cemetery, once the main place of interment for all the capital.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. by Various

Doubts having been raised as to the precise spot, a search was made in the Pantheon in 1833, and Raphael's bones were found; the situation agreeing exactly with Vasari's description of the place of interment.

From Six Centuries of Painting by Davies, Randall

About four o'clock he roused himself and began to look for a suitable place of interment for the bone.

From Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman by Hay, Ian

Arrived at the place of interment, which was situated in the valley, the procession halted at a freshly dug grave, and the bier was laid beside it.

From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William