Looe Island (Cornish: Enys Lann-Managh, meaning "island of the monk's enclosure"), also known as St George's Island, is a small island and nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall, England. According to local legend, Joseph of Arimathea landed here with the Christ Child.
Some scholars, including Glyn S. Lewis, suggest the island could be Ictis, the location described by Diodorus Siculus as a centre for the tin trade in pre-Roman Britain.
Looe Island (Cornish: Enys Lann-Managh, meaning "island of the monk's enclosure"), also known as St George's Island, is a small island and nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall, England. According to local legend, Joseph of Arimathea landed here with the Christ Child.
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