![]() ![]() From here, you’ll take more wooden steps to a bridge over Yellowstone Creek. Take the stairs from the parking lot down onto the paved path through the rhododendron (in beautiful bloom in June) leading to a viewing platform. ![]() When you get to the Graveyard Fields parking lot, you’ve got a few options. And, note that camping isn't allowed at Graveyard Fields - there's been high bear activity in the area. Stay on the deisgnated trails to help preserve the unique and fragile ecosystems found here. Wildnerness areas are designed to be left in their natural state. Nevertheless, the French word originally comes from Greek koimeterion, meaning “a sleeping place”.Graveyard Fields is surrounded by the Shining Rock Wilderness. It comes from Old French cimetiere, which meant, well, graveyard. Of course, the word “cemetery” did not appear out of the blue when graveyards started to burst at the seams. ![]() However, you might be surprised to hear that “grave” comes from Proto-Germanic *graban, meaning “to dig”, and it is related to “groove” but not to “gravel”. The origin of “graveyard” is rather obvious it is a yard filled with graves. The etymology of the two words is also quite intriguing. By the end of the 18th century, the unsustainability of church burials became apparent, and completely new places for burying people, independent of graveyards, appeared -and these were called cemeteries. The part of the churchyard used for burial was called graveyard, an example of which you can see in the picture.Īs the population of Europe started to grow, the capacity of graveyards was no longer sufficient (the population of modern Europe is almost 40 times higher than it was in the 7th century). From about the 7th century C.E., the process of burial was firmly in the hands of the Church (the Christian organization), and burying the dead was only allowed on the lands near a church (now referring to the building), the so-called churchyard. ![]()
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