Tintagel Castle
Ruins of a 13th-century castle built by Richard, Earl of Cornwall on a rocky peninsula of the north Cornish coast. Long before, the headland was probably a seasonal seat of the kings of Dumnonia, and legend makes it the place where King Arthur was conceived.
- Where
- Tintagel, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 50.6683, -4.7608
Get the Tintagel Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tintagel Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tintagel Castle
Eden Project 34 km
Giant greenhouse domes set in a reclaimed china clay pit in Cornwall, run by the charity the Eden Trust. Inside its biomes grow plants from around the world, including a rainforest under the largest of the domes.
Dartmoor 55 km
An upland of open moorland in southern Devon, protected as a national park since 1951 and covering 954 square kilometres. Granite tors break the skyline, and ponies roam free across the moor.
St Michael's Mount 80 km
A tidal island in Mount's Bay, reached from Marazion by a granite causeway passable between mid-tide and low water. A castle and chapel crown its summit, home to the St Aubyn family since around 1650, and at high tide boats carry people across.
Land's End 95 km
The headland at the far western tip of mainland England, on the Penwith peninsula where the A30 road ends. Cliffs look out over the Celtic Sea, with the English Channel to the east, and a well-known signpost points the way to John o' Groats.
Jurassic Coast 125 km
About 154 km of English Channel coast running from Exmouth in Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2001. Its cliffs expose rock from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous, and the beaches around Lyme Regis and Charmouth are famous for fossils.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 131 km
A national park established in 1952 that takes in most of the Pembrokeshire coastline, the upper reaches of Milford Haven and the Preseli hills. A long coast path runs its length, past cliffs, coves and wide sandy beaches.
St Davids Cathedral 139 km
A Church in Wales cathedral in St Davids, Britain's smallest city, close to the most westerly point of Wales. It stands on the site of the monastery of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, in a hollow below the town.
Wales Millennium Centre 142 km
Wales's national arts centre on Cardiff Bay, opened in 2004 and finished in 2009. Its curved front is clad in bronze-coloured steel with lines of poetry in Welsh and English cut through it, lit up after dark.
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Questions
Where is Tintagel Castle?
Tintagel Castle is in Tintagel, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Eden Project (34 km), Dartmoor (55 km), St Michael's Mount (80 km).
How do I get the Tintagel Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tintagel Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tintagel Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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