Glastonbury Tor

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Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill in southwest England crowned by the medieval St Michael’s Tower and steeped in myth, legend, and spiritual significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill
landmark
tourist attraction
associatedWithDeity Archangel Michael
linked to: Saint Michael
associatedWithMyth Avalon
Celtic Otherworld
Grail legends
King Arthur
associatedWithReligion Christianity
New Age spirituality
Paganism
country United Kingdom
crownedBy St Michael’s Tower
culturalSignificance important site for New Age movements
important site for modern paganism
designatedAs National Trust property
linked to: National Trust

Scheduled monument
featuredIn Arthurian literature
linked to: Arthurian legend

tourism promotion for Somerset
hasAccessBy footpath
road to nearby car parks
hasElevation 158 metres
hasFeature steep slopes
summit plateau
terraces
hasGeologicalAge Jurassic
hasGeologicalType clay
sandstone
hasProminence 79 metres
hasStructureOnSummit St Michael’s Tower
hasViewOf Glastonbury Abbey
Mendip Hills
Somerset Levels
locatedIn England
Glastonbury
Somerset
South West England
linked to: southwest England

United Kingdom
managedBy National Trust
near Chalice Well
Glastonbury Abbey
overlooks Glastonbury
Somerset Levels
partOf Isle of Avalon mythic landscape
popularFor pilgrimage
sightseeing
sunrise viewing
sunset viewing
walking

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Ceremonial county of Somerset contains Glastonbury Tor
Ceremonial county of Somerset knownFor Glastonbury Tor
Somerset containsLandmark Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury hasLandmark Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury hasFeature Glastonbury Tor hill
linked to: Glastonbury Tor
Somerset Levels containsSite Glastonbury Tor (surrounding lowlands)
linked to: Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Abbey near Glastonbury Tor