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Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury, Somerset

King Arthur's 'grave', and an abbot hanged on the Tor.

Glastonbury Abbey was one of the richest and oldest abbeys in England. In 1191 the monks said they had found the grave of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere in the grounds, and Edward I later had the bones reburied in front of the high altar.

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When
Destroyed 1539
Where
51.1460, -2.7150
Group
Castles & abbeys

Visiting

Open daily, with a museum and the marked site of Arthur's tomb.

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