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Between Land's End and the Scilly Isles is said to lie the submerged kingdom of Lyonesse, inundated in one night of storms.
A sole survivor rode ahead of the onrushing waves to make it to the higher ground at Land's End, his horse shedding a shoe as he raced. The kingdom had been ruled by the father of Tristan, of Tristan and Iseult fame, and all that remains of its capital, are the rocks of the Seven Stones reef now out at sea. Numerous villages and their churches were said to be lost, and on a calm day the bells of the submerged churches can still be heard. As well as the Tristan & Iseult link to Arthurian Legend, Alfred, Lord Tennyson located Arthur's final battle against Mordred in the kingdom of Lyonesse. Still today the remains of bronze villages lay off the coast of the Scilly Isles. See on the Map-Olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=The_Cornish_Atlantis_-_Lyonesse
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Fantastic Norman Castle dating back to the end of the 11th Century overlooking Manorbier beach.
Birthplace of historic scholar Gerald of Wales 1146 -1223, who said of Manorbier - 'In all the broad lands of Wales, Manorbier is the most pleasant place by far', he may have been biased but it is difficult to disagree, it is certainly a jewel in Wales' crown. 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. |
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