A view of St Michael's Mount, as seen from Marazion on the mainland, with the Monastery of St Michael's Mount at the top of the mount

Date:
1850 - 1890
Location:
St Michael's Mount, St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall
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Reference:
RBO01/09/OP04830
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

A monastery has been present on St Michael's Mount since the 8th century. It became a Benedictine alien monastery between 1042 and 1050, but from 1050 until 1087-91, when it was granted to Mont Saint-Michel, it was an independent Benedictine monastery. The priory was seized by the Crown in 1337 when the rock was fortified.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/09 Early Photographic Print Collection: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Benedictine Monastery, Coastal