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Grid reference: SM 8495 0632

Filmed 1-7 November 2003, first screened 25 July 2004

Longoar Bay

When parts of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path crumbled into the sea due to bad weather, three stone coffins were discovered sticking out of the cliff. The Extreme Archaeology team were called in to rescue the remarkable finds before they were lost forever.

How old are the coffins and why were they buried in such a strange location? Could the crumbling cliffs and enigmatic burials hold a key to understanding the origins of Christianity in Britain?

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Alice and Mike abseiling

Alice and Mike abseiling
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Katie excavating one of the stone coffins

Katie excavating one of the stone coffins
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Mark holding a gravestone

Mark holding a gravestone
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