Ancient Track Sources

For anyone with a serious interest in Medieval Christianity in Cornwall there is only one recent work of outstanding scholarship:

Orme, N.  (2010) Victoria County History of Cornwall, London, Boydell and Brewer

On pilgrimage, the same author’s less specialist work can also be highly recommended:

Orme, N. (2018) Medieval Pilgrimage Exeter, Impress Books.

Studies on the chapel or the Church are few and very patchy:

Spence, C. (1856) ‘The Chapel of St Michael on the Rame Head’ Transactions of Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society Exeter: 203-205.

Thomas, C. (1974) An Archaeological Survey of the Rame Peninsula, Institute of Cornish Studies, Special Report No 2.

Thomas, N. (1993) A brief historical and archaeological survey of St Michael's Chapel, Rame Head, Report to CCC Architects Department. Truro, Cornwall Archaeological Unit.

Other sources cited here include:

Hals and Tonkin (1838) The Parochial History of Cornwall, Vol 3, London, J.B. Nichols and Son.

Historic England (2017), The Setting of Heritage Assets, Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 3, Historic England.

Research on St Michael’s Island (Looe Island) is for some reason far more extensive and very helpful in pointing to the importance of heritage conservation on Rame Head.