Tintagel Castle 
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The link with the Arthurian legend was first made by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his "Historia Regum Britanniae" (1136), in which Tintagel Castle is said to be King Arthur's birthplace. Since then numerous other writers have followed Geoffrey's lead. Little remains now to inspire the imagination; only a few pieces of wall from the castle which Reginald, Earl of Cornwall, bastard son of Henry I, built on the storm swept cliffs in about 1145, and some ruins of a sixth century monastery.
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The first tangible evidence that King Arthur may have really existed has been found in the ruins of Tintagel Castle. The discovery of a piece of slate dating from the 6th century has a latin inscription that may refer to the ancient King of Britain.
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Tintagel Castle, Tintagel , England
Hours:
March 21 to September 30: 10am-6pm
October 1 to October 31: 10am-5pm
November 1 to March 31: 10am-4pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Tips: Family Discovery Pack and free Children's Activity Sheet available. Steep climb up steps to reach castle.
Parking: Free
Disability Access: No facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop
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The Tintagel Castle on the Cornish Coast.
View to Tintagel Castle.
Walking path at the ruins of Tintagel Castlel.
