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The Abbey with the romantic name, that commemorates the romance that led to its founding.
When Lady Dervorgilla's husband, Lord John Baliol died in 1268, she had his heart embalmed and placed in an ivory casket that she kept with her. In memory of her husband Lady Dervorgilla made numerous acts of charity, one was the founding of Dulce Cor Abbey - Sweet Heart - Abbey in Latin. When Lady Dervorgilla died, she was buried below the high altar with her husband's heart.
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The lost lands of Welsh King, Gwyddno Garanhir, lay submerged beneath the waves.
The town of Cantrer Gwaelod had stood below sea level protected by sea walls but a drunken Seithennyn forgot to close them one night and a storm submerged the town as its people fled. See the petrified forest at Ynyslas, as you listen out for the ring of the bells sounding from the lost church. Borth and Ynyslas can be found on the West Wales coast in the county of Ceredigion. Nottingham Castle home of the Sheriff of Nottingham is the site where Robin Hood was captured and held prisoner.
Robin Hood kept escaping from the castle with the help of his band of 'Merry Men' often using the tunnels and caves below the castle to aid his escape back to Sherwood Forest! Holme-Next-the-Sea in Norfolk is an expansive sandy beach and also the site of Bronze Age timber rings, the most famous found in the late 1990s and named 'Sea Henge' by the media. An earlier one was found nearby in the late 1970s, and one only a hundred metres away in the 2000s. 'Sea Henge' had a central focus of an upturned oak with its roots creating a possible 'altar' or place for laying out of the deceased. The later ring may have been the base of a burial mound. Possibly a regional centre for funeral rites at the end of Peddar's Way, similar to Stone Henge in Wiltshire, where the sun sets spectacularly over the sea. Sadly, none of the timbers from the rings can be seen on the beach, 'Sea Henge' was relocated to a museum in King's Lynn and the later ring was allowed to be eroded by the sea. It is still possible to see the Bronze Age peat beds being exposed by the sea and the remains of preserved ancient trees.
Pevensey Bay in East Sussex is the location for William the Conqueror's landing of his Norman forces in England, prior to the 1066 Battle of Hastings.
Locate it on our map and see for yourself where modern Britain could be argued to have begun, and experience a pleasant pebbly beach (sand available at low tide) whilst images of the Norman fleet from the Bayeux Tapestry sail through your imagination. The area also has Pevensey Castle, dating from Norman times, built with the remains of a Roman Fort. You could also take in the site of the Battle of Hastings at Battle Abbey only just over 10 miles away. Find Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, birthplace of King Arthur on our map. In the caves below the castle Merlin the magician lived and tutored the young Arthur.
Sea, historic castle ruins, caves, all the atmosphere of legend and history - what more could you ask for. Could King Arthur have been born here? Was Camelot and the Round Table located here? Is this the birthplace of Arthurian legend clinging to cliffs above the raging Atlantic seas? Certainly Geoffrey of Monmouth, Malory and Tennyson thought so. See one of the last of Britain's 'Wooden Walls' from the 'Age of Sail', still afloat - HMS Unicorn.
So visit Dundee to explore the ship and admire the Unicorn figurehead of this historic warship. The Unicorn is one of the historic symbols of Scotland, and could be found on Mercat Crosses across Scotland, where towns had been granted the right to hold markets. Sketch of part of the figurehead of HMS Unicorn: Find the locations of classic, and less well known, legends and historical sites at Mapolah, the Map of Legends and History.
With our initial 21 UK sites we have included legendary sites linked with King Arthur, Robin Hood, Dragons and Monsters, Fairies and Animals. As well as historical locations from the Neolithic and Bronze Age; through to Anglo-Saxons and Romans; the Middle Ages; The Napoleonic Wars and the American War of Independence; to the Industrial Revolution and Victorians! And there's so much more to add - so keep coming back to Mapolah to see the latest additions and find out just how close legends and history are to where you live! |
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