St Michael’s Mount is a tidal island off the coast of Marazion in Cornwall, connected t…

St Michael’s Mount is a tidal island off the coast of Marazion in Cornwall, connected to the mainland by a cobbled causeway that disappears underwater at high tide. Its Cornish name, Karrek Loos yn Koos, means “hoar rock in woodland,” a reference to a time thousands of years ago when the surrounding bay was still dry land and forest. It may have been the ancient tin trading island of Ictis mentioned by Greek historians in the 1st century BC, and Edward the Confessor gave it to the Benedictine monks of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, making it the English twin of its more famous French counterpart. The St Aubyn family have lived in the castle since 1659 and still do today, sharing it with the National Trust and around 30 islanders.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​