St. Michael’s Mount

St. Michael's Mount is a tidal island with a castle opposite Penzance in Cornwall. It was twinned with Mont Saint-Michel in France for over 350 years.
St. Michael’s Mount is a tidal island with a castle.
  • 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)

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