Corpse roads, also known as coffin roads, lych ways, bier ways, or burial paths, were historic routes used to carry the dead from rural homesteads to churches with burial rights. Born of necessity in remote parts of medieval Europe, these sombre trails wove through moor and woodland, over streams and stiles, the last journey of the dead.

SOURCES:

• https://www.ouririshheritage.org/content/knowyour5k/the-coffin-road-murrin-hill
• https://ruralhistoria.com/2024/01/02/corpse-roads-coffin-roads-a-medieval-legacy/
• https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5044844/5043706/5095251?HighlightText=coffin+path&Route=stories&SearchLanguage=ga
• https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4672108/4670982/4673041?HighlightText=coffin+path&Route=stories&SearchLanguage=ga
• https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/2016/03/20/corpse_roads/
• http://greydogtales.com/blog/corpse-roads-again-walking-the-dead/
• https://historischekringlaren.nl/de-doodwegen-naar-het-sint-janskerkhof/
• https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/02/24/forget-the-scenic-route-take-a-detour-down-a-corpse-road
• https://www.scribd.com/document/796106645/Ley-Lines?

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