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Perranporth - by Pat Trout ©
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This is last weeks pic St Pirans oratory, we thought it looked a mess now,The site of the oratory of St Piran is in the extensive sand dunes known as Penhale Sands.[8][9] Legend has it that St Piran landed on Perran beach from his native Ireland and built the oratory in the Irish style. The first oratory was probably built of wattle and daub and replaced in stone at a later date. The oratory was very simple in plan and was barely 30 feet (9.1 m) long. Local community groups have established a fund for re-excavation of the site which began in early 2014
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Photographer: © Pat Trout (Gallery)(24th March 2015)

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Comment by Vince Hawthorn(6th April 2015)

I think the messy state is what they have to do to preserve what is a special place,it has survived thus far by being buried under the sand for so long.

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Camera Make: Panasonic Model: DMC-FZ72
Exposure Program: Landscape, Focal length: 7.07 mm, ISO: 100, Exposure time: 1/800 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: March 21, 2015, 12:09 pm
ImageID:1195707, Image size: 1024 x 768 pixels

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