St Michael's Mount
St Michael's Mount located in Mount's Bay off Marazion is probably the most iconic landmark of Cornwall.
St Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, meaning hoar rock in woodland) The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water.
It is managed by the National Trust, though the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650.
Historically, St Michael's Mount was a Cornish counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France (with which it shares the same tidal island characteristics and the same conical shape), when it was given to the Benedictine religious order of Mont Saint-Michel by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century.
The history of the island is well documented on the internet and it would be superfluous to repeat the information here. You are recommended to check out the Wikipedia and National Trust pages on St Michael’s Mount for more information.
Read MoreSt Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, meaning hoar rock in woodland) The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water.
It is managed by the National Trust, though the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650.
Historically, St Michael's Mount was a Cornish counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France (with which it shares the same tidal island characteristics and the same conical shape), when it was given to the Benedictine religious order of Mont Saint-Michel by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century.
The history of the island is well documented on the internet and it would be superfluous to repeat the information here. You are recommended to check out the Wikipedia and National Trust pages on St Michael’s Mount for more information.
