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Submitted by JimChampion on Sunday, 08 May 2011 Page Views: 7488
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England
Site Name: St Michael's Mount Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Marazion
Map Ref: SW514298 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.116108N Longitude: 5.47882W
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Access:| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access | | 4 | Short walk on a footpath | | 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk | | 2 | A long walk | | 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find | | 0 | No data. |
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St Michael's Mount is a tidal island located 400 yd off the Mount's Bay. Ancient castle, four crosses and a well.
There are four crosses on St Michael's Mount all relocated from elsewhere. One is a shafted and decorated cross.
Note: Bronze Age hoard, a collection of 47 artefacts, found on St Michael's Mount, goes on display in the island's castle.
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 St Michael's Mount submitted by Bladup
St Michael's mount and a beautiful Winter Sunset.
 St Michael's Mount submitted by Bladup
St Michael's Mount and a winter sunset.
 St Michael's Mount submitted by durhamnature
Old drawing from "Antiquities of England" via archive.org
 St Michael's Mount submitted by durhamnature
 St Michael's Mount submitted by Bladup
St Michael's Mount.
 St Michael's Mount submitted by JimChampion
August 2009. The south cross on St Michael's Mount, viewed from the roof terrace of the castle. The garderobe chute is on the right in the foreground.
 St Michael's Mount submitted by JimChampion
August 2009. Telephoto shot of the east cross on St Michael's Mount.
 St Michael's Mount submitted by JimChampion
Telephoto image of the southern cross on St Michael's Mount, from the west.
 St Michael's Mount submitted by AngieLake
An attempt to zoom in to the cross, which may be the one from Trevean, near St Erth. See comment under separate photo.
Typical of many wayside Cornish crosses, this side has a small figure with outstreched arms. I believe they were known as 'tunic crosses'?
 St Michael's Mount submitted by AngieLake
Another cross on St Michael's Mount, viewed from the rear of the battlements. Cheryl Straffon, writing in 'Ancient Sites in West Penwith' says:
"There are 3 old crosses on the Mount: (1) a 15thC granite lantern cross (5149 2988); (2) a small wheel-headed cross (5161 3001), originally from Trevean near St Erth, now on a ledge overlooking the sea, with unique carved heads on either side of the fig
 St Michael's Mount submitted by AngieLake
Looking down from the battlements towards the cross "poised precariously above the sea."
[See comment by Cheryl Straffon under previous photo.]
 St Michael's Mount submitted by AngieLake
One of the most noticeable crosses on the edge of the cliff below the castle.
In 'Ancient Sites in Penwith' by Cheryl Straffon, in the section for 'Crosses', 'St Michael's Mount', she writes: "... an ancient magnificent 6ft shafted and decorated cross (5144 2981) on the SW side poised precariously above the sea."
 St Michael's Mount Cross submitted by Thorgrim
There are four crosses on St Michael's Mount all relocated from elsewhere. This shafted and decorated cross (SW514298) is near the top of the mount overlooking a steep drop to the sea.
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Cornish Bronze Age hoard goes on display (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Saturday, 07 May 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | A Bronze Age hoard uncovered by a gardener on an island off Cornwall in 2009 is on public display.
The collection of 47 artefacts, found on St Michael's Mount, is on display in the island's castle.
Pieces - including axe-heads, daggers, ingots and a complete metal clasp - have been verified by the British Museum as being about 3,000 years old.
Archaeologists said the objects probably belonged to a blacksmith who had hidden them away for later use.
More, with photos at the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-13320959
With thanks to Mike Aitch | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: St Michael's Mount (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Thursday, 08 September 2005 | | i am after a ariel view of the castle at St Michaels Mount preferably directly above showing the layout of the building and gardens can anyone help, cannot find anything on the net ?? | [ Reply to This ]
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