Peel Castle and Peel Bay, Peel, Isle of Man
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4752 x 3168 px | 40.2 x 26.8 cm | 15.8 x 10.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
30 January 2016Location:
Peel Castle, St Patrick's Isle, Peel Bay, Peel Beach, Peel, Isle of Man.More information:
Peel Castle (Cashtal Purt-ny-Hinshey in Manx Gaelic) is a castle in Peel on the Isle of Man, originally constructed by Vikings. The castle stands on St Patrick's Isle which is connected to the town by a causeway. The castle was built in the 11th century by the Vikings, under the rule of King Magnus Barefoot. The prominent round tower to the top left of the image was originally part of the Celtic monastery, but has had battlements added at a later date. In the early 14th century, the majority of the walls and towers were built primarily from local red sandstone, which is found abundantly in the area. After the rule of the Vikings, the castle continued to be used by the Church due to the cathedral built there – the see of the diocese of Sodor and Man – but was eventually abandoned in the 18th century. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_Castle Peel Castle has been proposed as a possible location of the Arthurian Avalon or as the location of the Grail Castle, site of Lancelot's encounter with the sword bridge of King Melegaunt. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man King Arthur, Norma Lorre Goodrich, Harper and Row, 1989, p. 318 http://www.electricscotland.com/history/avalon.htm