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King Arthurs Grave
Hob Uid: 618799
Location : Somerset Mendip Glastonbury
Grid Ref : ST4998038840
Summary : Excavations at Glastonbury Abbey located the bedding holes of two probable crosses, described as `pyramids'. These features figure in the account of the first finding of King Arthur's tomb. A cavity situated between the bedding holes was also identified.
More information : (ST 49983884) Stone `Pyramids' and `King Arthur's Grave', Glastonbury Abbey. The bedding holes of 2 stone `pyramids' (thought to have been lofty standing crosses) which figure in the account of the first finding of King Arthur's tomb, and a cavity between them, identified as having held the remains, were discovered during excavations. (1-5) Additional references (6-7) 1962-3 excavations (8)

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Source details : (C. Peers)
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Vol(s) : 87, 1930

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Source details : Ashe G. 1968. Quest for Arthur's Britain, 119-38
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Source details : Alcock L. 1971. Arthur's Britain, 73-80
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Source details : Radlegh Radford C. 1973. Glastonbury Abbey
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Source details : Anglo-Saxon Architecture.
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Source details : (F. Bligh Bond)
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Vol(s) : 72, 1926

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Source details : Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries
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Vol(s) : 28, 1968

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Early Medieval
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Cross, Tomb
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 53 NW 45
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