St Michael’s Mount Milky Way

Description

St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall, under the Milky Way.

The Milky Way moves across the isle throughout the year and can be framed well with the tidal, man-made causeway through mid-summer.

Situated in Mount’s Bay off the shore of Marazion is a small tidal island, St Michael’s Mount, an iconic location in Cornwall, it can be reached on foot via the granite causeway, seen in the foreground of this image, between mid-tide and low water.

The Mount is believed to have been home to a monastery since the 8th-11th century, and the medieval castle by the 12th Century.