Re: Scilly Isles and Cornwall
Posted: 9:41 pm
Here's an interesting video by Time Team examining the chapel on St Michael's Island at Looe, its counterpart on the mainland opposite and Glastonbury.
They find that the original chapels are much older and have Roman coins and other ancient stuff including skeletons buried before the mediaeval churches were built.
As a conclusion Robinson tells us that they probably saw traders coming from the Mediterranean in the Bronze Age etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5PdeyBZ7lw
One point of interest he raises is that their findings show that the churches and chapels were sited there because of the previous structures showing a continuity of purpose. And not to make it easy for pilgrims as had previously been thought.
They find that the original chapels are much older and have Roman coins and other ancient stuff including skeletons buried before the mediaeval churches were built.
As a conclusion Robinson tells us that they probably saw traders coming from the Mediterranean in the Bronze Age etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5PdeyBZ7lw
One point of interest he raises is that their findings show that the churches and chapels were sited there because of the previous structures showing a continuity of purpose. And not to make it easy for pilgrims as had previously been thought.