Remains of St Piran's Old Church © Tony Atkin cc-by-sa/2.0

2004

SW7756 : Remains of St Piran's Old Church

taken 22 years ago, near to Mount, Cornwall, England

Remains of St Piran's Old Church

This church was built as a replacement for St Pirans Oratory which disappeared into the sand dunes in the 10th century. The church survived until the sand finally started to engulf it in 1804. Much of the fabric of the church was moved miles inland to be rebuilt as part of Perranzabuloe Church SW7752 : Perranzabuloe Church.
This photograph was taken before the recent excavation of the site in 2005.
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Category: Church (ruined)

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Perranzabuloe [5] · Sand Dunes [4] · 10th Century [2] · Church was Built [2] · Moved [2] · Taken [2] Other Photos: · St Piran's Church, Penhale Sands ·

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Grid Square: SW7756, 20 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Tony Atkin (more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 1 May, 2004 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 10 January, 2007
Subject Location: OSGB36: SW 7719 5645 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:21.9401N 5:8.0601W