Show king arthur memorial built on cornish coast on the northwest coast of 0 cornwall england according to the national geographic society the people of tintagel TIn tagel have erected a stone memorial hill hall to king arthur the mythical warrior who according to legend led britaina Brit ains christian kings against the saxon kings in the sixth century at tintagel TIn tagel head la is the crumbling ruin of an old cliffside castle one of en eng lands most remarkable antique monuments where it Is said lang king arthur conducted his round table maintaining that a legend which has survived so many centuries must have a respectable origin Corn cornishman ishmen it Is explained believe and preserve ules of king arthur merlin the enchanter and others tintagel TIn tagel castle la is described as a tracery of crumbling walls on a vast headland at the foot of which the seas of cornwall crash and glitter in two parts the castle Is separated by a deep ravine which legend says once was bridged defended by steep cliffs and sea the ancient stronghold was in the sixth century impregnable As in yore the iron studded door of the keep Is the only exit or entrance to the headland and steep sleep nar row stone steps lead down the cliff to a high narrow causeway which links the headland to the mainland the castles banqueting hall with its grass covered floor is an open air affair and according to the study made by the society it was from here that wife of the dule duke of cornwall watched the siege of castle ITer rabil on the mainland when ter 1 fell it was recalled uther conqueror slew the duke and warded married his widow legend I holds that king arthur was born from this marriage |