Merlin’s Cave
Merlin's Cave is a natural sea tunnel beneath Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England, connecting Tintagel Haven on the east side of the island to West Cove on the west.Photo: andy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: sea cave in Cornwall, England
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tintagel Castle and Camelot Castle Hotel.
Tintagel Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tintagel Castle is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel, North Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Tintagel Castle is situated 410 feet west of Merlin’s Cave.
Camelot Castle Hotel
Hotel
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
Camelot Castle Hotel is situated 890 feet east of Merlin’s Cave.
Tintagel Old Post Office
Photo: Zaian, Public domain.
Tintagel Old Post Office is a 14th-century stone house, built to the plan of a medieval manor house, situated in Tintagel, Cornwall, England. The house, and its surrounding cottage garden, are in the ownership of the National Trust, and the building is Grade I listed. Tintagel Old Post Office is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Merlin’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bossiney and Tregatta.
Bossiney
Hamlet
Photo: Dsgreat3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bossiney is a village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It forms part of the civil parish of Tintagel, and lies north-east of Tintagel village.
Tregatta
Hamlet
Tintagel or Trevena is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and in recent times have become a tourist attraction.
Halgabron
Locality
Halgabron is a hamlet in the parish of Tintagel, Cornwall, England. Halgabron is east of Bossiney. The family of Robartes once held land at Halgabron. Halgabron mill was built on the Trevillet River in the 19th century.
Merlin’s Cave
- Categories: sea cave and landform
- Location: Tintagel, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66835° or 50° 40′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.75938° or 4° 45′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C2QM69R+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 9801627529OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q6819742
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In Other Languages
“Merlin’s Cave” goes by many names.
- French: “Merlin’s Cave”
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