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St. Michael's Mount
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Originally
the site of a Benedictine priory, the dramatic castle on top of this
famous rocky island dates from the 12th century. It was converted into a
private house in the 17th century and contains fascinating early rooms,
an armory, a rococo Gothic drawing room and, at the highest point (230
feet), a 14th-century church. It’s the home of the St Aubyn family since 1659. Different parts of the castle vary in date from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries. It’s separated from the town of Marazion and the mainland by a 500 yard long granite causeway, only reachable by boat when the tide is in. The Mount would have been a busy place, with ships bringing in coal and timber and exporting tin. |