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Lyonesse

Lyonesse is a legendary drowned kingdom traditionally said to have stretched from Land's End to the Isles of Scilly. In legend it contained many fair towns, over a hundred churches, and a prominent castle-like cathedral before being swallowed by the sea.

Its prime

1099

Today

Legendary

As it stood in 1099

What Lyonesse looked like in its prime.

A long, low-lying coastal landscape: broad fertile plains leading to a narrow strand and scattered fair towns whose skylines are punctuated by numerous church spires—said to number over a hundred—and dominated by a single castle-like cathedral with towers and battlements. Beyond the strand, reefs and shoals throw up belts of white surf. The horizon is defined by clustered towers and steep rooflines pressed close to the sea.

Step inside

6 places to explore in 1099.

The record describes 6 distinct spots at Lyonesse, the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach from the headlandCathedral exterior and battlementsMarket square in a fair townPlains with scattered churchesSeven Stones Reef and white waterShoreline and fishing nets

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Nearby

Castles within reach of Lyonesse.

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