- St. Michael’s Mount is a tidal island with a castle opposite the town of Marazion in Cornwall.
- It is linked to the town by a causeway which becomes visible at low tide.
Description
- During the Bronze Age, It may have been Ictis or Mictis in the Tin Islands of the Ancient Tin Trade.
- A Norman Church, Priory, Castle and Harbour were built in the 12th century CE.
- Edward the Confessor (1042-1066 CE) gave St. Michael’s Mount to the Benedictine Monastery at Mont Saint-Michel. The relationship ended in 1424 CE.
Mont Saint Michel, France
- The same name exists on another tidal island located 200 miles (330km) to the southeast, off the coast of Normandy, France.
- It was also the site of a Benedictine monastery between the 8th-11th centuries CE, which ran both the islands.
St. Michael’s Mount (from Marazion Long Stay Car Park)