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With a human skull in the garden?

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Slippersandacuppa · 07/05/2016 20:45

Because I've never been in this situation before.

We've been tidying up the garden and have piles of rubble all over the place. One of our rickety old fences borders a graveyard (very old belonging to ancient church) and I'm assuming the skull sort of drifted under our fence and has been near the top of the soil for a while. I hope.

I've googled but can't seem to find much info. I'll be contacting the parish council on Monday but wondered if it warrants a call to 101 (or whatever it is) to register it just in case it's not a graveyard wanderer Confused

Anyone had a similar experience?!

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zzzzz · 16/05/2016 16:07

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RedOnHerHedd · 16/05/2016 22:34

Bloody hell, Temperance Brennan would've solved all this by now. They're slacking!

Flumpsnlumpsnstuff · 16/05/2016 23:34

Just found this thread and woke DH laughing BlushWanders in drops a place mark

saffronwblue · 17/05/2016 01:15

It's good the police are so competent. Must be reassuring for you. Hope they don't mix Yorick up with anyone else they've got down the station.

MyCatWasRightAboutYou · 17/05/2016 08:19

Shamelessly placemarking. Poor Yorick S! Maybe bad weather over the years dislodged him? I've read that in cases where there's a lot of rain/flooding, old graves will "overflow" towards the surface if they're not very deep. Since he looks old, it could be the case. Hmm
Now I'm tempted to do some digging in my garden. Grin

aSkullByAnyOtherName · 17/05/2016 18:49

You'll never guess where I'm going.

I've only been roped into a Paranormal Night...

Funko · 17/05/2016 19:24

Ooh I loves them. Use to be in a paranormal group myself. 😱

If it's a decent one worth their salt it's v interesting!

Where are you going?

RedOnHerHedd · 17/05/2016 23:27

*I've only been roped into a paranormal night...
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Behind your bricked up tunnel???
Please let it be behind your bricked up tunnel.

WakeUpFast · 18/05/2016 10:22

I have hooks from the ceiling in my bedroom Confused. It's probably a 1920's house so not too old. There was a massive loft conversion done a few years ago, I think it's a remnant from that. Or the previous owners had a sex swing

Unicorntrainer · 18/05/2016 11:18

This had me in stitches yesterday. On tenterhooks waiting for update. Blatant place marking!

Rhuba · 18/05/2016 13:08

Just had a panic that this thread had been deleted. But it turns out biscuits have briefly taken over mumsnet.

How was the paranormal night OP? any messages from Yorick?

aSkullByAnyOtherName · 18/05/2016 13:23

I wondered if you'd all stopped believing me! I can see why...

So, the Paranormal Night was somewhere in the Cotswolds and it was great. They said there was to be no doom and gloom, and we should all leave there feeling uplifted (which I did, it was hilarious! I was told to delegate more at work and that I was due a promotion soon - I'm a SAHM). Until...Angry Man sitting opposite who yelled at everyone to Shut The F&@k Up. The psychic did him immediately after that. She said there was a military man talking to her, telling her to tell the Angry Man to sit up straight. Apparently this man had a skull injury, one that he'd most likely died from 😳

Came home from walking the dogs to find a voicemail message from one of the PCs saying he had an update for me and that he'll call me back this afternoon. I will report back as soon as I've spoken to him.

It will take priority over anything else today.

Natsku · 18/05/2016 15:22

UPDATE!! I can't wait!

zzzzz · 18/05/2016 15:35

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Vandree · 18/05/2016 15:54

This is the funniest thread Ive read in ages, patiently awaiting an update

SoupDragon · 18/05/2016 16:16

spill, or we will find you

Nonsense.

Spill or we will unblock your tunnel and unleash the hounds of the underworld upon you.

sockrage · 18/05/2016 16:50

Not walking place at all no siree

sockrage · 18/05/2016 16:56

Walking?? Marking Blush

SexLubeAndAFishSlice · 18/05/2016 18:24

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Natsku · 18/05/2016 19:01

Hurry up OP, I need to go to bed soon!

Unicorntrainer · 18/05/2016 19:46

What did I miss??? No update?

aSkullByAnyOtherName · 18/05/2016 20:25

Ugh! Sorry - swimming (not me).

He called back and said he had an update about Mr Slingshot 😂

He'd been sent up to a bone expert in Dundee, who said he is definitely at least 200 years old. He was probably buried in an unmarked grave (as some of you have mentioned) outside the churchyard due to an unconventional death.

PC didn't want to freak me out but these people were usually buried in large common graves so we are likely sitting on the resting place of several people 😳

YS will be turned over to the council who will either return him to our churchyard or bury him in one of their special sites. The Coroner's Office and/or the council may be in touch to discuss it further if they feel the need.

Oh, and I'm to call them again the next time we find something.

SoupDragon · 18/05/2016 20:33

Mass grave you say...? Well' at least we now know what's behind the bricked up doorway! :o

WakeUpFast · 18/05/2016 20:49

Op I don't want to scare you, but...

With a human skull in the garden?
zzzzz · 18/05/2016 21:19

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