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Saint James´ Scallop: This carved marble scallop shell indicates that Plymouth was one of the ports licensed by the Crown for the embarkation of pilgrims making their way to Santiago de Compostela -to visit the shrine of Saint James- in the north of Spain.
Saint James Pilgrim scallop shell symbol, Barbican, Plymouth, UK.
Shell of Saint James
Medieval Pilgrimage in A Coruña