Sign for the Saracens Head, Bath
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Sign for the Saracens Head, Bath
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 18 Sep 2008
Generally believed to have come about when Crusaders returned from the Holy Land. The head was that of the Infidel Turk, a symbol which many knights adopted on their armorial bearings when they returned from the Crusades.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.386008
Longitude
-2.360934