Gwytherin" is a more plausible explanation.
The ancient British name was Ynys Witrin, which may translate as "Island of Glass," though this is disputed. Sea called the Sea of Glass." [I suspect that the Sea of Glass harks to an earlier Glastonbury - Ancient Isle of Avalon, "In ancient times Glastonbury (Glass-town-borough) and the surrounding hills were islands in a swampy inland It's contours do not reachĪll the way down to what I think was the orignal coast line of the island.Īrea of Glastonbury Tor with 25 foot elevation contours. Spaced every 25 feet from 450 feet down to 175 feet. This first Google Earth image is of the Glastonbury Tor and shows elevation contours The study has expanded to look at the larger picture. Island to the north, the Isle of Wedmore, were formerly located in what was knownĪs the Sea of Glass. I came across accounts which indicated that the Isle of Avalon, along with a larger The Glastonbury Tor on what was known as the Isle of Avalon. This webpage was originally put together to show elevation contours associated with I suspect that it's going to take me other places too. In this case, thisĮxercise has taken me out to sea, to the ancient Sea of Glass. When I want to know more about the geography of a place,Įspecially when it involves a big hill, such as the Glastonbury Tor, I like to plot elevation contours on a Google Earth image of the area. Says, "It may well be that the simple Ealde Chirche was built on the foundation of a slightly earlier Roman building, perhaps including a tessellated mosaic floor."(1)īefore encountering Griffin's book, I was not aware of Glastonbury, in southwest England, or that it is reputed to be associated with the legendary Isle of Avalon In the Old (Oldest?) Church at Glastonbury. On page 80 of Griffin's book there is a reference to a possible Mithraic Zodiac Words were present in the book, so my wife kindly ordered it for me. I couldn't tell, from the Google Books listing whether either or both of the search Glastonbury and the Grail: Did Joseph of Arimathea Bring the Sacred Relic to Britain? Google Scholar for Mithraeum Caesarea (with no quotation marks). Peer review I decided to see what other written materials I had missed. Mithraeum at Caesarea Maritima in Israel. In mid-December of 2012 I finished a re-write of an article about the
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