St Michael's Chapel, Roche Rock, Cornwall: built 1409 over a rock-hewn hermitage used by Early Christian saints. St Gonand's church rear R

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Horizontal view westwards of St Michael's Chapel, Roche Rock, built in 1409 over a rock-hewn hermitage used by early-Christian saints. The site has legendary connections with King Arthur, Tristan & Iseult and King Mark, and the ghost of Jan Tregeagle. St Gonand's Church, Roche, to the rear right.

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Size: 5693px × 4207px
Location: St Michael's Chapel, Roche Rock, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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