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Today’s photo was taken last May in Cornwall when we were celebrating my 75th birthday. We stayed in the well-known village of Tintagel and this shot is from a coastal walk that passed the castle. Most of its remains sit on a promontory which is effectively an island, as the only way to access it is across one of two footbridges. The long one spans the deep cleft that separates the mainland from the cliffs of the headland. The other, a shorter affair, climbs from lower down the mainland up to the headland. Below the bridges is a steep-sided gorge where tumbled rocks form the eroding connection between the two pieces of land. It’s a rugged landscape, reflecting the power of the wide Atlantic that sweeps the shore with no land between it and Newfoundland in North America.
Almost all the island is on a slope, steep in parts, and the remains of the castle are sparse. It’s a rocky, exposed, and fascinating piece of history celebrating the legendary King Arthur. I won’t detail that history merged with legend here. If you want to know more, please follow this link. But nature has wrested much of that man-made history from the land, to leave behind an enigma that’s a joy to explore.
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Thanks for this interesting post about Tintagle. The actual history is probably very mundane compared to the fanciful imaginings.
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Although there is much related to the myth of Arthur, Lynette, it is known to have been the home to an early regional leader, and the castle itself, though only bits of it remain, was evidently quite impressive.
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I’m going to need to visit England for some research in the next couple of years and Cornwall is one place we want to go.
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It’s a rugged and mostly rural area, Noelle, with a lot of history. It has associations with the Celts of Wales and possibly Ireland, and has its own language, though only a few people now speak that. Many of the roads are single track with passing places. There are remnants of old tin mines along parts of the coast, many beautiful small fishing villages, and some truly spectacular coastal vistas. The sea around its coast is very variable, but many parts are suitable for swimming. I’m sure you’d thoroughly enjoy such a visit.
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After that stellar review, I’m sure we will!
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Beautiful and mythical. A great spot to celebrate a birthday.
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Thanks, Noelle. It does seem to carry a certain magical aura. And it was a smashing place to be. We celebrated with a meal at the appropriately named ‘Camelot Castle Hotel’, a relatively posh place that provided us with excellent food in a very pleasant setting. But we stayed for the holiday in a different place in the village itself and took many walks along the cliffs and through the local countryside.
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