St Patrick's Chapel: Home to 10,000-year-old bones and Black Sabbath's muse

St Patrick's Chapel: Home to 10,000-year-old bones and Black Sabbath's muse

Step inside this ancient Irish chapel in Heysham, where archaeologists uncovered a 10,000-year-old skeleton and Black Sabbath found inspiration for more than one cover.

St Patrick's Chapel, a designated Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is a ruined chapel in Heysham, Lancashire, England. Constructed in the 8th or 9th century, it is built of sandstone rubble. The building measures 27 feet 6 inches (8 m) by 9 feet (3 m), with the south wall, the east gable wall, and the east part of the north wall still intact. The south wall contains a doorway with long-and-short jambs and an arch with concentric grooves. Archaeological excavations in 1977 and 1993 have unearthed a wealth of findings, dating the site back 12,000 years and uncovering over 1,200 artefacts, including a 10,000-year-old skeleton.

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Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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