St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The island is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite rocks set into a causeway or path that is passable only between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650.St Michael's Mount is often seen as a Cornish counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France (with which it shares the same tidal island characteristics and the same conical shape, though it is much smaller at 57 vs 247 acres)St Michael's Mount is one of 43 unbridged tidal islands that one can walk to from mainland Britain. Part of the island was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1995 for its geology.
St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The island is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite rocks set into a causeway or path that is passable only between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650.St Michael's Mount is often seen as a Cornish counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France (with which it shares the same tidal island characteristics and the same conical shape, though it is much smaller at 57 vs 247 acres)St Michael's Mount is one of 43 unbridged tidal islands that one can walk to from mainland Britain. Part of the island was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1995 for its geology.
