Tintagel Castle

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historic site medieval castle tourist attraction

Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → medieval castle → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	medieval fortress →
associatedWith	Arthurian legend → Geoffrey of Monmouth → King Arthur →
builtBy	Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall →
category	Arthurian locations → Castles in Cornwall → Ruined castles in England →
constructionEnd	c. 1240 →
constructionStart	c. 1230 →
country	England → United Kingdom →
currentCondition	ruin →
elevation	clifftop above sea level →
governingBody	English Heritage →
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf	early medieval settlement → late Roman activity → post-Roman trading site →
hasModernFeature	footbridge linking headland and mainland →
hasPart	chapel ruins → cliff bridge → courtyard ruins → gatehouse ruins → lower ward → upper ward →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building → Scheduled Monument →
knownFor	association with King Arthur → clifftop location → dramatic coastal ruins →
locatedInProtectedArea	Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty →
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean coast →
location	Tintagel, Cornwall, England →
managedBy	English Heritage →
mentionedIn	Historia Regum Britanniae →
near	village of Tintagel →
nearestTown	Camelford →
openToPublic	yes →
overlooks	Atlantic Ocean → Tintagel Haven →
partOf	Duchy of Cornwall estates →
periodOfUse	13th century → 14th century →
region	North Cornwall →
touristVisitsPerYear	hundreds of thousands →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
English Heritage →	manages