Britain is chockablock with sacred sites. Two great traditions that stand out are the standing stones of our prehistoric megalithics, and our beautiful cathedrals. Most famous of these are Stonehenge and Glastonbury Abbey but what raised them above the rest? And why, in a secular Britain, are they still special to us?
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CORRECTION: When originally published, due to an editing error, the introduction to the video originally described the Glastonbury site as a Cathedral. It is, of course, the site of an Abbey and we've revised the text to reflect this.
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And therein is the answer, we are not truly a secular Britain by a long shot, and from there it is only natural for us to have poignant places of 'holiness' designated sacred, that we can tap into, while being informed our religions are dead and buried.