Editing Crypt (section)

==Burial vaults==
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In more modern terms, a crypt is most often a stone chambered [[burial vault (tomb)|burial vault]] used to store the deceased. Placing a corpse into a crypt can be called ''immurement'', and is a method of [[Disposal of human corpses|final disposition]], as an alternative to, for example, [[cremation]]. Crypts are usually found in [[cemetery|cemeteries]] and under public religious buildings, such as [[Church (building)|churches]] or [[cathedral]]s, but are also occasionally found beneath [[mausoleum|mausolea]] or [[chapel]]s on personal estates. Wealthy or prestigious families will often have a 'family crypt' or 'vault,' in which all members of the family are interred. Many [[royal family|royal families]], for example, have vast crypts containing the bodies of dozens of former royalty. In some localities, an above ground crypt is more commonly called a [[mausoleum]], which also refers to any elaborate building intended as a burial place, for any number of [[people]].

There was a trend in the 19th century of building crypts on medium to large size family estates, usually subtly placed on the edge of the grounds or more commonly incorporated into the cellar. After a change of owner, these are often blocked up and the house deeds will not allow this area to be re-developed {{citation needed|date=March 2022}}.