Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury Tor

Tor is a Celtic word meaning 'hill' or 'rock outcropping'.

After we had finished checking out the Chalice Hill area in the lane on the way to the Tor, we continued to walk on further to see the Tor. The Tor is 158 metres tall. Taking time to walk up to the Tor can take some time but eventually we got there and see how amazing it is.

         On the way up we were told about the original aspect of the setting so many hundreds of years
        earlier and know that Glastonbury was surrounded by water except at the very top of the Tor.
       The Somerset flats were drained in the 4th century so it is available so lake-villages low down in                      Glastonbury, and the whole area of Somerset. The hill was considered so worthy for beliefs
                                       of the energy of the area since so many centuries earlier.

             












   The arrow in the stone was added in the time of the ancient processional pilgrims who journey in their                                    thousands to the Tor, and was once described as 'the holiest earth.'

                      Glastonbury Tor is a conical hill which is topped by a 14th century church tower. 

                   It may have been a place of ancient ritual and was definitely a place of pilgrimage for 

                                                             Catholics in medieval times.

     A fort was built at the top of the Tor in the 5th century. The fort was replaced by the first monastic 
            Saint Michael's Church in medieval times. The Church of St. Michael that stood on the 
          Glastonbury Tor was destroyed in the major earthquake of 1275. The church was rebuilt 
                                in the 14th century, and only the tower still stands today. 

                   This is the informational plaque about the Glastonbury Tor and St. Michael's Tower
                                                                  in the centre of the Tor.

                         

 In the 14th century on the top of St. Michael's Tower there were a number of  high energy believers, or spiritual levels, added on the tower. Most of these pictures of the archangels and high special believers have been broken and there is only one Christian aspect remaining on the tower. 

Inside the tower are stone benches, and the archways on either side are wide. 

Glastonbury Tor sits on the St. Michael's Ley and is known as maintaining the 

spiritual integrity. It is also known as one of the celtic choirs.

Glastonbury Tor is associated with the Holy Grail and the legendary quest of 

King Arthur and his knights.

         

            It is believed that Joseph of Arimathea came to Glastonbury after Jesus was crucified, and he was                  bearing the Holy Grail of the sacred chalice of the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper. 

At the top of the conical hill the circular box seen here shows the names of each of the places 

around the area of the Tor site. This includes Wells nearby, and the Welsh mountains.

Some of our spiritual group chose to take time to add our spiritual energy inside the Tor 

by singing our Pineal Tones. There is a high level of energy already based in The Tor so it became 

an even higher and amazing energy.

The Tor is a place where the veil between the worlds is thin. There can be many 

experiences based on the beliefs of the times.

The Tor is a popular destination for so many tourists now days. Those who climb up to 

the top have the opportunity of viewing the Somerset countryside.