What is recorded here
The remains of an early medieval chapel, which is usually covered by wind-blown sand, the reason for its abandonment in the 13th century. Excavations in 1827 disclosed four phases of building and usage. The first in the 6th to 7th centuries when it origin
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- Tony Atkin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mari Buckley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paul Barnett, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sheila Russell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Trevor Harris, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Robin Webster, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Law, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rob Farrow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rod Allday, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ivan Taylor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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