Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
N 51° 08.686 W 002° 41.922
30U E 521076 N 5665966
Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill overlooking the Isle of Avalon, Glastonbury and the Somerset Levels.
Waymark Code: WM6HYH
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/08/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member BarbershopDru
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Many people take the long walk each year to visit this well preserved tower, which can be seen from miles around.
In early-medieval times there was a small monks' retreat on top of the Tor, founded probably in the time of St Patrick in the mid-400s. This was followed in the early 1100s by a chapel, St Michael de Torre. This was destroyed in a powerful earthquake in 1275 and rebuilt in the early 1300s. The tower is all that remains today.
The Tor is now owned and cared for by the National Trust and there is free access to the public at all times.

Type: Remnant

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Free access to the public at all times.


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