Tintagel's winter solstice axis linked to Neolithic monuments and Arthur'sian myth. Tintagel's has a straight road aligned to winter solstice sunrise Road is linked to Neolithic monuments and may be a processional route Axis runs across Tintagel's Island where Arthur's was born
Tintagel's solstice-aligned straight road is part of a great axis crossing Arthur's birth island to Plymouth Hoe where the last giant fell. It passes through St. Michael's Hill (Stos), Cornwall's greatest Neolithic center with the Cheese Ring. Geoffrey of Monmouth called Stonehenge the Giants Dance.
Key Facts
- Tintagel's has a straight road aligned to winter solstice sunrise
- Road is linked to Neolithic monuments and may be a processional route
- Axis runs across Tintagel's Island where Arthur's was born
- Extends to Plymouth Hoe where the last giant was killed
- Passes through St. Michael's Hill Cornwall's greatest Neolithic ritual center with the Cheese Ring
- Stonehenge was called the Giants Dance. by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Related site: Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Paul Broadhurst | St. George and the Dragon Power | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO by MegalithomaniaUK