. ▁Soci eties ▁were ▁also ▁formed ▁to ▁purchase ▁them ▁and ▁control ▁their ▁use , ▁with ▁annual ▁membership ▁fe es , ▁and ▁charges ▁made ▁to ▁non - members . ▁ ▁V ault s ▁and ▁watch - h ouses ▁ ▁Public ity ▁surrounding ▁the ▁cr imes ▁of ▁Bur ke ▁and ▁H are ▁height ened ▁the ▁fear ▁felt ▁by ▁many ▁people . ▁It ▁was ▁about ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁v ault s ▁- ▁repositories ▁for ▁dead ▁bodies ▁- ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁public ▁subscription ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁with ▁their ▁use ▁govern ed ▁by ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁above ▁ground ▁while ▁others ▁- ▁mainly ▁in ▁Aber de ens hire ▁- ▁were ▁wh olly ▁or ▁partly ▁under ground . ▁In ▁one ▁village , ▁U d ny ▁Green , ▁in ▁Aber de ens hire ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁m orth ouse , ▁a ▁circular ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁thick ▁stud ded ▁wooden ▁door ▁and ▁an ▁inner ▁iron ▁door . ▁Inside ▁there ▁is ▁tur nt able ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁seven ▁coff ins . ▁A ▁coff in ▁would ▁be ▁moved ▁round ▁as ▁further ▁ones ▁were ▁added ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁re app eared ▁the ▁body ▁would ▁be ▁of ▁no ▁use ▁to ▁the ▁dis section ists . ▁▁ ▁Probably ▁all ▁communities ▁near ▁the ▁Scottish ▁schools ▁of ▁medicine ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁Aber de en ▁employed ▁some ▁means ▁of ▁protect ing ▁the ▁dead . ▁Some ▁used ▁both ▁mort s af es ▁and ▁watching . ▁There ▁are ▁watch - h ouses ▁in ▁the ▁rem oter ▁Scottish ▁areas , ▁in ▁the