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Upon the island of Papa Stour are three standing stones, markers erected who-knows-when by who-knows-who.

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The official Listing for St Mary’s Church at Cleator concludes:

A fine Roman Catholic church designed by the eminent architect E W Pugin, showing some good distinctive features despite superficial alterations, it merits listing.

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The Crown of Erik of Sweden dates back to the 1560s though it has been remodelled and altered since, even as late as 1970. In 1976, it appeared on a cushion for the wedding of Carl Gustav XVI. As well as leopard and hart motifs, seven female figures grace the circlet, each representing the Virtues:

Chastity

Temperance

Charity

Diligence

Kindness

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