She was buried in unhallowed ground, an area of the church graveyard normally set aside for suicides and criminals; this has led to the popular belief that she was a witch, and that the cage was designed to keep her from escaping her grave after death.
She was buried in the area north of the church building itself, in an area of the church graveyard that in some churches was unhallowed ground, set aside for suicides and criminals. This has led to the popular belief that she was a witch, and that the cage was designed to keep her from escaping her grave after death.