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Glastonbury is thought to have been a site for pre-Christian worship, perhaps because of its location by the Tor, the highest of the hills surrounding Glastonbury and a superb natural viewpoint. As can be seen from the photograph, there is a form of terracing around the Tor which has been interpreted as a maze based on an ancient mystical pattern. If so, it would have been created four or five thousand years ago, around the same as time as Stonehenge. There is a ruined medieval church at the top of the Tor, the tower of which remains.

It is partly from this that the association of Glastonbury with legendary Avalon comes about, as in Celtic folklore Avalon was an isle of enchantment, the meeting place of the dead. Legend has it that King Arthur, along with his wife Guinevere, are buried in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, south of the Lady Chapel, between two pillars.

Also found were a few small bones and a scrap of hair. The bones were put in caskets and during a visit to the Abbey by King Edward I, were entombed in a special black marble tomb in the main Abbey Church. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries when the Abbey was sacked and largely destroyed, the caskets were lost and have never been found. The legend of the Holy Grail brings together the myths and legends of King Arthur and the story of Joseph of Arimathea building the first church at Glastonbury.

The Glastonbury legend has the boy Jesus and his uncle Joseph of Arimathea building the first wattle and daub church on the site of Glastonbury Cathedral. After the crucifixion, lore has it that Joseph travelled to Britain with the Holy Grail, the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and later by Joseph to catch His blood at the crucifixion.

Upon arriving on the isle of Avalon, Joseph thrust his staff into the ground. In the morning, his staff had taken root and grown into a strange thorn bush, the sacred Glastonbury Thorn. This Glastonbury coronavirus map shows the position of Glastonbury within Somerset, along with the number of cases in Somerset and each of the surrounding areas.

Glastonbury is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset. Glastonbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset. Glastonbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA6 postcode district.

Glastonbury is in the BA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glastonbury. The centre of Glastonbury is located at position Position of Glastonbury relative to nearby towns.

Distance is measured from the centre of Glastonbury to the centre of the town. Position of Glastonbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glastonbury to the centre of the city.

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