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SCALLOP SHELL

rioja routard

Active Member
My mum sent me a cutting from Shell pension news saying that during an archaeological dig in the historic city centre of Aberdeen a scallop shell was uncovered thought to have been brought back from Santiago de Compostela by a 12th century pilgrim.

It has two tiny holes enabling it to be suspended from the neck or attached to clothing.

It is nice to know that the tradition is still alive and kicking.

Buen camino
 
St James' Way - Self-guided 4-7 day Walking Packages, Reading to Southampton, 110 kms

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