Tintagel Castle (Cornish: Dintagel, meaning "fort of the constriction") is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel, North Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The site was possibly occupied in the Romano-British period, as an array of artefacts dating to this period have been found on the peninsula, but as yet no Roman era structure has been proven to have existed there. It was settled during the early medieval period, when it was probably one of the seasonal residences of the regional king of Dumnonia. A castle was built on the site by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, during the later medieval period. It later fell into disrepair and ruin.
Archaeological investigation into the site began in the 19th century as it became a tourist attraction, with visitors coming to see the ruins of Richard's castle. In the 1930s, excavations revealed significant traces of a much earlier high status settlement, which had trading links with the Mediterranean during the Late Roman period.
The castle has a long association with legends related to King Arthur. This began in the 12th century when Geoffrey of Monmouth described Tintagel as the place of Arthur's conception in his fictionalized account of British history, the Historia Regum Britanniae. Geoffrey told the story that Arthur's father, King Uther Pendragon, was disguised by Merlin's sorcery to look like Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall, the husband of Igraine, Arthur's mother.
Tintagel Castle has been a tourist destination since the mid-19th century. Owned by Charles, Prince of Wales as part of the landholdings of the Duchy of Cornwall, the site is managed by English Heritage. (Wikipedia)
This was such a long due post. Been to Cornwall last January 2018. I know I know i have a lot of blog post to catch up. Many things has been happen. My laptop was broken and after that it was stolen. All my photos from my DSLR Camera was gone. Good thing i had on my phone and backed up to google photos. Tintagel Castle is beautiful. It was on the top of the hill. It is a ruins already but still looks beautiful. Below are the photos.
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This photos was taken by my Samsung A5 2017. I am so happy that i got a chance to visit this places. United Kingdom has so many beautiful places to go. Cornwall is beautiful but i bet its more beautiful during summer. Ahhh how i wish it summer during our visit, sad to say its winter and its freezing cold. There are beautiful beaches to enjoy during summer here.
Lovely pictures and great historic information. I always look forward to read these sort of stuff.
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DeleteOh my God, I'm so sorry you lost your laptop my was stolen 2 weeks ago and it was so devastating, anyway the picture views are non resistable and I Love to travel too.
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Tintagel Castle looks like a really cool place to visit! Beautiful landscape. All of your pictures are beautiful!
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DeleteReally interesting history on this castle. The pictures take you on a great journey!
ReplyDeleteYou've taken some great pictures to capture the trip. It must have been great to go see it. I love the story of King Arthur and Merlin.
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DeleteYou captured some great travel photos of Tintagel Castle in the U.K. I loved reading up on the history of this place. What a grand adventure!
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DeleteBeautiful photos here. And yes the we have so many beautiful places to visit here in the UK.
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DeleteWow - you have really sold Cornwall! I would love to visit the tintagel castle and the coast looks beautiful!
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Deletewow that castle is actually spectacular! It definitely on my to-do list now
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