Painting, St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England

The Landmark 1588 (Spanish Armada), detail of painting, 1979, by John Miller, 1931-2002, of the beacon atop the castle of St Michael's Mount during the 1588 Spanish Armada, in the castle on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The lighting of this beacon when the Spanish ships were seen approaching triggered a line beacons on all the hills of the South coast, warning London of their approach. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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