Looe Island is about a quarter of a mile off Hannafore Beach at the coastal resort of Looe in south-east Cornwall. The sea around the island, which is a nature sanctuary and belongs to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, contains a lot of marine life. There are several glass-bottomed boats based in Looe which bring visitors out to enjoy the sights.

Some scholars suggest the island could be Ictis, the location described by Diodorus Siculus as a centre for the tin trade in pre-Roman Britain. There is a local legend that Joseph of Arimathea, a rich merchant who traded in tin, brought the young Jesus of Nazareth here on one of his business trips. There are of course other legends linking Joseph of Arimathea with the West Country.

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