Title
Archway to ossuary in St Leonard's Church, Hythe
Description
The image shows many skulls. One of three photos shown in ARMS LA 1 007.
St Leonard’s Church has the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human skulls and bones in Britain. The collection consists of shelves in four arched bays that contain 1,000 skulls in total, and a single stack of bones and skulls measuring 7.5m in length, 1.8m in width and just over 1.8m in height.
St Leonard’s Church has the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human skulls and bones in Britain. The collection consists of shelves in four arched bays that contain 1,000 skulls in total, and a single stack of bones and skulls measuring 7.5m in length, 1.8m in width and just over 1.8m in height.
Publisher
Morrab library
Rights
Morrab library
Format
Print
Identifier
ARMS LA1 008