Crowned by a medieval priory, the Mount is the western terminus of England's most famous alignment. Its Cornish name — Karrek Loos yn Koos, 'grey rock in the wood' — remembers a drowned forest visible at low tides. Like its twin Mont-Saint-Michel across the Channel, it marks the western edge of a chain of St Michael sanctuaries that alternative geographers extend across Europe to the Holy Land.
See St Michael's Mount on the globe
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Notable facts
- Legend says the giant Cormoran built the Mount and was slain by Jack the Giant Killer.
- At extreme low tide, remains of the submerged forest emerge from Mount's Bay.
- Michael, warrior angel of high places, consistently 'christianised' pagan hilltop cults across Europe.
Through the theories
How each theory reads St Michael's Mount. Follow a theory to see its verdict and every other site it claims.
Ley LinesMostly chance
Western anchor of the St Michael Line: Mount → Glastonbury → Avebury → Bury St Edmunds, aligned near the May Day sunrise azimuth.
Earth GridNo measurable evidence
On the longer 'Apollo–Michael axis' claimed to run from Skellig Michael in Ireland to Mount Carmel in Israel.
