St. Michael's Mount is a small tidal island in Mount's Bay near Marazion in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish and a harbour with a castle atop.
The island is at the south-westernmost point of the island of Great Britain, the headland cut off by the sea at high tide. It is 500 metres (1,600 feet) from the mainland and connected at low tide by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable only by foot at mid-tide. A castle was located on the island in the 11th century, which later was named St Michael's Mount after Archangel Michael. The castle was expanded in the 14th century and then besieged in the English Civil War. It has been the home of the St Aubyn family since 1659. The island and castle have been a tourist attraction and National Trust property since 1954 and included a late medieval chapel. The island is a popular destination for holiday makers and museums, with its own harbour, post office, tea shop and unique landscape.
The island is at the south-westernmost point of the island of Great Britain, the headland cut off by the sea at high tide. It is 500 metres (1,600 feet) from the mainland and connected at low tide by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable only by foot at mid-tide. A castle was located on the island in the 11th century, which later was named St Michael's Mount after Archangel Michael. The castle was expanded in the 14th century and then besieged in the English Civil War. It has been the home of the St Aubyn family since 1659. The island and castle have been a tourist attraction and National Trust property since 1954 and included a late medieval chapel. The island is a popular destination for holiday makers and museums, with its own harbour, post office, tea shop and unique landscape.
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