La Tor
Glastonbury Abbey is traditionally the earliest Christian sanctuary in Britain. Through the sequence of time, 3 stone Abbey churches have stood on the very same ground one after another. The first Christian structure was built some time in 1184. All that is left today are the ruins that remain from the most recent structure in 1539. Thanks to King Henry VIII and his streak of destruction, formally called “dissolution” monasteries of the time were destroyed like this one or given to alternative purposes. It is said that King Arthur and his wife Guinevere were buried under the ground of Glastonbury Abbey making it a place of pilgrimage.
While in Glastonbury we hiked up to the holy hill, La Tor. On top of the hill is a tower of some sort that appears to be an ancient temple of some kind. The view was breathtaking. |
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