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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of St Symphorian, in St Materiana's Church, on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. St Symphorian was an early Christian martyr of the 5th century who is said to have links with King Arthur. The church was built 1080-1150 although a church has stood here since the 6th century. It is Norman in design with some Saxon features, and a 13th or 15th century tower. The church and churchyard sit in King Arthur's country, an area steeped in the mysteries of Arthurian Legend. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade and spire of Salisbury Cathedral, built 1220-1320 in Early English Gothic style, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The 13th century West front has 2 stair turrets, lancet windows and many niches with statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to Merlin's Cave at low tide, at Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. This is a sea cave caused by wave erosion and passes through Tintagel Island from Tintagel Haven on the East to West Cove on the West. In Tennyson's Idylls of the King, he describes waves bringing the infant King Arthur to shore and Merlin carrying him to safety. The ruined castle is also linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. A small doorway on this Southern side was blocked when the larger entrance porch was built at the West end. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky Valley, a small slate gorge carved by the Trevillet River, at Trethevy, near Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The area is owned by the National Trust. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Mount at high tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blue Drawing Room, with portraits by Gainsborough and Reynolds, intricately carved busts and vases and 4 Gothic Windsor chairs, in the castle on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chevy Chase Room, originally the refectory of the priory, then a dining room and great hall of the castle, with plaster hunting scenes, a wooden vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows, on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms of the St Aubyn family, who have lived here since 1659, in the Entrance Hall of the castle, on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castle and gardens on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Causeway leading to St Michael's Mount at low tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Mount at high tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amesbury Sarcophagus, a Roman stone sarcophagus from the 3rd century AD, discovered by Wessex Archeology in 2007 during the excavation of a large Roman cemetery near Boscombe Down, Amesbury, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The sarcophagus contained the remains of a woman holding a young child in her arms. The use of a stone sarcophagus was rare and reserved only for people of importance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stonehenge, watercolour painting, 1827, by J M W Turner, 1775-1851, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The painting shows the huge stone circle at Stonehenge during a storm, with a sheep and shepherd in the foreground struck by lightning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gold torc or neck ring, Bronze Age, 1300-1000 BC, made from 3 strands wound around each other and shaped into a circle, fastened by interlinking hooked terminals, found by metal detectors near Moncton Deverill in 1990, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitor at St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Path to St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall of the lower ward on the mainland, and behind, the inner ward and great hall of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition in the museum in the visitor centre at Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue entitled Gallos (Cornish for 'power') thought to represent King Arthur with Excalibur, 2016, by Rubin Eynon, at Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.
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  • Remains of the battlemented curtain wall, built 1240-60, which surrounded the island courtyard of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Remains of the battlemented curtain wall, built 1240-60, which surrounded the island courtyard of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Remains of the battlemented curtain wall, built 1240-60, which surrounded the island courtyard of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner ward and great hall of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower ward (right) of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, and Tintagel Island on the left with the inner ward and great hall, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner ward and great hall of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Path on the mainland to the main gate of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner ward and great hall of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper ward on the mainland, at Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Remains of a construction in the lower ward on the mainland close to the main gate of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky Valley, a small slate gorge carved by the Trevillet River, at Trethevy, near Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The area is owned by the National Trust. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky Valley, a small slate gorge carved by the Trevillet River, at Trethevy, near Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The area is owned by the National Trust. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transept crossing the nave in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transept crossing the nave in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. In the distance is the Retreat House, a Tudor Gothic house was built 1829-30 by John Buckler from stones from abbey ruins, for John Fry Reeves. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Abbot's Kitchen, built 1334-42, an octagonal mediaeval building serving as kitchen to the monastery, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the refectory at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lady Chapel, built 1189, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted tombstone with Agnus Dei or the lamb of God, from Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transept crossing the nave in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Joseph's crypt, built c. 1500, dedicated to Joseph of Arimathea, below the Galilee Chapel, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transept crossing the nave in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail from the East portal of the Lady Chapel, built 1189, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. In the distance is the Abbot's Kitchen, built 1334-42, an octagonal mediaeval building serving as kitchen to the monastery. Christian legend claims the monastery was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lady Chapel, built 1189, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted East portal of the Lady Chapel, built 1189, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. On the left is the Lady Chapel, built 1189. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Abbot's Kitchen, built 1334-42, an octagonal mediaeval building serving as kitchen to the monastery, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chalice Well Glastonburry Chalice Well or Red Spring, a natural water source used for over 2000 years, at the foot of Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The well and gardens are managed by the Chalice Well Trust. The spring is thought to be holy and many myths and legends surround the site. The design of the lid of the well is a sword bisecting 2 circles, a possible reference to Excalibur, the sword of the legendary King Arthur, believed by some to be buried at the nearby Glastonbury Abbey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chalice Well Glastonburry Chalice Well or Red Spring, a natural water source used for over 2000 years, at the foot of Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The well and gardens are managed by the Chalice Well Trust. The spring is thought to be holy and many myths and legends surround the site. The design of the lid of the well is a sword bisecting 2 circles, a possible reference to Excalibur, the sword of the legendary King Arthur, believed by some to be buried at the nearby Glastonbury Abbey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing stone from one of the Avebury stone circles, constructed in the 3rd millennium BC, in the Neolithic era, at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. The stone circles and henge are thought to have a religious or ritual purpose. The site is managed by the National Trust and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some people say the monument was built in mediaeval times to commemorate the last battle of the legendary King Arthur, and that his warriors are buried there. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom in Bossiney House Hotel, Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The hotel is near Tintagel Island, said to be the birthplace of the legendary King Arthur in the the 5th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing stone from one of the Avebury stone circles, constructed in the 3rd millennium BC, in the Neolithic era, at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. The stone circles and henge are thought to have a religious or ritual purpose. The site is managed by the National Trust and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some people say the monument was built in mediaeval times to commemorate the last battle of the legendary King Arthur, and that his warriors are buried there. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of a house for a builder of Stonehenge, based on the remains of buildings excavated at Durrington Walls, at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England. The archaeological site consists of the stone circle, earthworks and hundreds of burial mounds dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is managed by English Heritage. The site is linked to Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in his History of the Kings of Britain in the 12th century, that the stone circle was built by the wizard Merlin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing stone from one of the Avebury stone circles, constructed in the 3rd millennium BC, in the Neolithic era, at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. The stone circles and henge are thought to have a religious or ritual purpose. The site is managed by the National Trust and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some people say the monument was built in mediaeval times to commemorate the last battle of the legendary King Arthur, and that his warriors are buried there. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone circle at Stonehenge, 3000-2000 BC, Wiltshire, England. The archaeological site consists of the stone circle, earthworks and hundreds of burial mounds dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is managed by English Heritage. The site is linked to Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in his History of the Kings of Britain in the 12th century, that the stone circle was built by the wizard Merlin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone circle at Stonehenge, 3000-2000 BC, Wiltshire, England. The archaeological site consists of the stone circle, earthworks and hundreds of burial mounds dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is managed by English Heritage. The site is linked to Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in his History of the Kings of Britain in the 12th century, that the stone circle was built by the wizard Merlin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone circle at Stonehenge, 3000-2000 BC, Wiltshire, England. The archaeological site consists of the stone circle, earthworks and hundreds of burial mounds dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is managed by English Heritage. The site is linked to Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in his History of the Kings of Britain in the 12th century, that the stone circle was built by the wizard Merlin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone circle at Stonehenge, 3000-2000 BC, Wiltshire, England. The archaeological site consists of the stone circle, earthworks and hundreds of burial mounds dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is managed by English Heritage. The site is linked to Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in his History of the Kings of Britain in the 12th century, that the stone circle was built by the wizard Merlin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Mount at high tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Mount at high tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Landmark 1588 (Spanish Armada), detail of painting, 1979, by John Miller, 1931-2002, of the beacon atop the castle of St Michael's Mount during the 1588 Spanish Armada, in the castle on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The lighting of this beacon when the Spanish ships were seen approaching triggered a line beacons on all the hills of the South coast, warning London of their approach. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Mount at low tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battlements with cannons looking across the bay, on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. These cannons drove a Napoleonic ship to its capture on Marazion beach. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Richard de Vere, Earl of Oxford, who seized St Michael's Mount in the 15th century, in the castle on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Priory Church, originally built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 14th century after an earthquake, with 500 year-old alabaster carvings of biblical scenes and a 15th century granite Lantern Cross, on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the castle with St Michael's Chapel, 15th century, on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castle and gardens on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castle and gardens on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castle and gardens on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castle and gardens on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Mount at high tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the seaside town of Penzance, Cornwall, England. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Mount at high tide, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amesbury Archer, a Late Neolithic skeleton, 2400-2200 BC, found in a grave near Stonehenge, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The burial site is over 4000 years old, one of the earliest bell beaker graves in Britain. The Archer was 35-45 years old when he died and was placed in a wooden chamber beneath a low mound. His left kneecap was missing which would have caused him to have a bad limp. His grave contained an unusually large number and variety of objects, including 5 beaker pots, 18 arrowheads, 2 bracers (archer’s wrist guards), 4 boars’ tusks, 122 flint tools, 3 copper knives, a pair of gold hair ornaments, and a cushion stone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Warminster Jewel, 9th century AD, an amstel or manuscript pointer, found by a metal detectors in a field near Cley Hill, Warminster in 1997, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The amstel is made from rock crystal, set in a beaded wire frame of gold, with either a blue glass bead or a lapis lazuli cabochon (a gemstone that has been shaped and polished). The gold shaft would have held an ivory or wood pointer to be used as an aid to reading. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers on a path on top of Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner ward and great hall of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The tower is the remains of the 11th century St Michael's Church which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the 14th century and demolished in 1539, leaving just the tower. Glastonbury Tor is a hill with symmetrical terraces in its sides, in the Summerland Meadows on the Somerset Levels, and evidence of human activity has been found here dating from the Bronze Age. The site is managed by the National Trust. The tor is strongly associated with Arthurian Legend, believed by some to be Avalon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper ward (left) of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, and Tintagel Island behind, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England, as it may have looked in 1240, illustration by Aaron Watson, in the museum at the castle's visitor centre. The castle had two outer wards, and an inner ward containing lodgings and a great hall. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription above the door of the entrance of the inner ward of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue entitled Gallos (Cornish for 'power') thought to represent King Arthur with Excalibur, 2016, by Rubin Eynon, at Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.
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  • Statue entitled Gallos (Cornish for 'power') thought to represent King Arthur with Excalibur, 2016, by Rubin Eynon, at Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.
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  • Remains of the battlemented curtain wall, built 1240-60, which surrounded the island courtyard of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great hall, 1272, of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruins are of a series of halls and service buildings which once stood at the centre of the castle. The last structure to be built here was a small 2 roomed lodging, probably connected with the use of at the castle as a prison in the 1380s. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great hall, 1272, of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruins are of a series of halls and service buildings which once stood at the centre of the castle. The last structure to be built here was a small 2 roomed lodging, probably connected with the use of at the castle as a prison in the 1380s. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner ward and great hall of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower ward (right) of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, and Tintagel Island on the left with the inner ward and great hall, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower ward of Tintagel Castle (centre), built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, and Tintagel Island on the left, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Tintagel Island from the upper ward<br />
of Tintagel Castle, built by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, at Tintagel Island, Cornwall, England. The ruined castle is linked with Arthurian Legend, as Geoffrey of Monmouth cited it as the place of conception of King Arthur in his 12th century book, History of the Kings of England. The site is managed by English Heritage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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