New twist in mystery of ‘UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle as officials warn it was removed ILLEGALLY
UNICRIME New twist in mystery of 'UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle as officials warn it was removed ILLEGALLY
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A 'UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle was removed illegally, officials warned.
The Sun told how the mysterious fake object was spotted by Canadian tourist John Goodwin, 46, in Cornwall last weekend.
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A 'UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle was removed illegally, officials warned
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But now it has emerged the skull was taken from a Site of Specific Scientific Interest — at St Nectan's Glen in Tintagel.
Anyone removing items from an SSSI can be fined or imprisoned.
Zooarchaeologists from Historic England last night said the skull belonged to a horse — but it had a cow's horn attached.
It said: 'It does look very well made.'
John traded it for beer at a pub and is now on holiday in Greece before flying home.
A barman at the Stonehenge Inn, Wilts, is looking after the skull.
The manager said: 'He took it home, it was freaking me out here.
'I'm sure he'll happily to return it."
Mysterious 'UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle
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Zooarchaeologists from Historic England said the skull belonged to a horse — but it had a cow's horn attached
Credit: ANDREW LLOYD
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