Campfire yobs damage St Andrews Church at Portland 'pirate graveyard'
YOBS desecrated an ancient church and 'pirate graveyard' on Portland - leading to fury from civic leaders who have slammed them as 'feral.' Excrement and the remains of a campfire were found at 12th century St Andrew's Church, while a stone from a historic wall had been ripped out and smashed up. The ruin is set near picturesque Church Ope Cove and is the subject of local folklore - described by one local historian as "a truly romantic place in a tranquil setting." Its churchyard is known locally as the 'Pirates Graveyard' due to skull and crossbones inscriptions on some of the graves...
Source: dorsetecho.co.uk