Iron oxide deposits under this town give the water of one of its wells a reddish hue, leading to legends about the healing properties of the well.
A hawthorn branch from this town that unusually 㻈lowers in the winter as well as the spring is a traditional gi㻈t to the monarch. Iron oxide deposits under this town give the water of one of its wells a reddish hue, leading to legends about the healing properties of the well. It contains the ruins of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary, which according to legend became the 㻈rst Christian church in England when it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea, who brought the Holy Grail to this town. In 1191, monks digging here discovered the supposed graves of Arthur and Guinevere. Only the tower of St. Michael's Church remains atop the terraced conical "tor" that towers over this town. This town neighbors the town of Pilton, where a "Pyramid Stage" is annually built for a major musical festival. For 10 points, name this town in Somerset, England that is sometimes identi㻈ed as the mythical Avalon.
A hawthorn branch from this town that unusually 㻈lowers in the winter as well as the spring is a traditional gi㻈t to the monarch.
Glastonbury