2004 UK Holiday 12: Cornwall: St Michael’s Mount (page 9/17)

Stone pineapple

Stone pineapple

Everyone needs a stone pineapple on the edge of a cliff.

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1784 water tank

1784 water tank

A cistern or water tank dated September 29th, 1784.

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Overgrown battlements

Overgrown battlements

More ivy behind the crennelations.

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1784 water tank 2

1784 water tank 2

Another view.

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Castle window with gun hole

Castle window with gun hole

The round hole was almost certainly made to allow a musket to poke thorugh, with the gunner watching through the slit above. Originally it would probably just have been a slit, for an archer to use. [more...]

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High mullioned window

High mullioned window

A window high up in the tower has stone mullions. And an iron drainpipe for the water.

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Stone crest

Stone crest

The heraldic crest over the door.

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Chapel from the outside

Chapel from the outside

I am not certain if this was the chapel actually, but it was a circular part of the castle high up.

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