Its Not The Destination

Sometimes embarking on a quest will lead you down a beautiful path.

Cliff Walls

This is another image from Tintagel Castle taken from the Upper Mainland Courtyard section. You can see the southern cliffs of the Island portion of Tintagel Castle in the background. I loved how beautifully the two elements mirrored each other in texture and even subtly in shape. I love architecture that blends and becomes a part with its surroundings. I always have a wish when I visit places like this that I could somehow see these ruins as they were at the height of their existence. Much like art, ruins allude to what else they are or were and demand the viewers imagination and participation for them to be able to get anything from them.

Merlin's Cave

To be fair, I don't think this is actually Merlin's Cave but no one was there to ask since I arrived after closing time. Thats what you get when you try to fit to many things into too small of a time frame. To give context, Tintagel Castle is straight above on the top of the cliff. A very beautiful and quite spot that I wish I could have spent much more time at. Kind of reminded me of the cave from Harry Potter on a quiet day.

Tintagel

Tintagel Castle is located in Cornwall and is the location most steeped in King Arthur lore in probably all of England. In fact, It was one of the few English Heritage sites that actively promoted its King Arthur connections. It is the purported birthplace of King Arthur, the location of Merlin's cave and also has associations with Tristan and Isolde. The castle is mostly in ruins but can be found (not in this particular picture) both on the island in the background and on the mainland. (Yes I know England is island too but work with me here) This is a landscape that I regret spending too little time at. If I ever make it back to England, Tintagel will definitely get an extended stay.