Land's End and the Lost Land of Lyonesse
Land's End, the dramatic, windswept tip of Cornwall, England, is a place where myth and geology intertwine. Legends whisper of Lyonesse, a kingdom swallowed by the sea, while the jagged cliffs reveal a story etched in ancient rock. A Land Forged by Fire and Ice: Imagine a time, 480 million years ago, when Cornwall lay submerged beneath a tropical sea. Volcanic eruptions spewed fiery ash, which over countless eons, compressed and metamorphosed into the dark slates and greenstones that dominate the cliffs today. Later, during the Ice Age, glaciers sculpted the landscape, leaving behind dramatic valleys and toweringtors. Witness these forces of nature at their most impressive at Longships Rock, a jagged island adorned with stripes of volcanic and sedimentary rock. Echoes of a Lost Kingdom: Legend paints a vivid picture of Lyonesse, a fertile land brimming with 140 churches and prosperous towns, tragically consumed by the ocean in a single night. While geological evidence doesn&