place of interment

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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

While the inhabitants who followed the coffin were in motion, minute-guns were fired, and continued till the coffin arrived at the place of interment.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John

A deep cutting gives access to the place of interment, and this long alley is guarded on both sides by monsters of various descriptions.

From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter

Still standing in the grave, the chief received the bodies, one by one, from the men who had borne them to the place of interment.

From Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History by A. L. O. E.

One of these traditions was made public in the year 1867, and gave the place of interment as being under the second and third steps leading to the tower from the south transept.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.