Time Team S16E9 — Hermit Harbour - Looe, Cornwall

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Time Team•Season 16•Episode 9

Hermit Harbour - Looe, Cornwall

7.6/10 · 20 votesMar 1, 200950 min

Ranked #9 of 13 in Season 16•−0.2 vs season avg

Legend has it that Jesus Christ himself played on the pebble beach at Looe Island (also known as St George's Island), about one mile off the south Cornwall coast near Looe. It is a story that probably originated when the island was being established as

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Helen Geake

Helen Geake

Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Field Archeologist

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Episode Summary

"Hermit Harbour - Looe, Cornwall" is episode 9 of Time Team season 16. It scored 7.6/10 from 20 votes, ranking #9 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on March 1, 2009.

Next: E10 · Called to the Bar - Lincoln’s Inn, London Best of Season 16