St Michael's Mount

St Michael's Mount seen from Marazion, Cornwall. Originally the Cornish counterpart of Mont St Michel in Normandy, France, It has been home to the St Aubyn family since 1659. In 1954, Francis Cecil St Aubyn, 3rd Baron St Levan, gave most of St Michael's Mount to the National Trust, together with a large endowment fund. The St Aubyn family retained a 999-year lease to inhabit the castle and a licence to manage the public viewing of its historic rooms. This is managed in conjunction with the National Trust

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