Latest news with #StonehengeInn
Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Scottish Sun
New twist in mystery of ‘UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle as officials warn it was removed ILLEGALLY
The skull was traded for beer at a pub UNICRIME New twist in mystery of 'UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle as officials warn it was removed ILLEGALLY Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) 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. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 A 'UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle was removed illegally, officials warned Credit: ANDREW LLOYD 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 2 Zooarchaeologists from Historic England said the skull belonged to a horse — but it had a cow's horn attached Credit: ANDREW LLOYD Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
The Sun
6 days ago
- The Sun
New twist in mystery of ‘UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle as officials warn it was removed ILLEGALLY
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. 2 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 2
The Sun
10-07-2025
- The Sun
Mysterious ‘UNICORN' skull found near King Arthur's castle – but is it a freak animal or a hoax?
A MYSTERIOUS 'unicorn' skull has been unearthed near King Arthur's castle. Tourist John Goodwin dug it up after spotting the long horn sticking out of moss on the edge of a Cornish cliff. 4 4 4 When he pulled it free, he found a skull with a single tusk in the middle of its forehead — like the mythical creature. John, a plumber from Canada was near Tintagel — the supposed site of King Arthur's Camelot castle — with wife Val and their daughter. He found the skull at St Nectan's Glen, a spot considered to be sacred. John, 46, said: 'The hairs on my arm stood up when I pulled it out. 'I was in this magical place full of folklore and came across this item. 'There was moss at the edge of the cliff and something poking out of it. It looked like a horn and I kept tugging on it. " It was grown in there, it wasn't like someone put it there last weekend. It looked properly old.' John, in the UK to celebrate his grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary, took the curious object to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in nearby Boscastle but they refused to take it. He left it at The Stonehenge Inn, in Durrington, Wilts, on the way back to Heathrow. John said: 'I showed it to the barman and he offered me unlimited ales for the skull. Massive 250kg dinosaur SKULL dubbed 'Big Sam' unearthed by palaeontologists after 72million years in bone-filled creek "Between me and my wife, we had seven or eight and then we left the skull there.' Unicorns appeared in Arthurian legend and are Scotland's national animal. But it is thought the skull is either a freak animal or a hoax. 4
