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Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor, an oddly shaped hill rising 525 feet above the plain, is the natural feature which dominates the landscape of Glastonbury. It is topped by a tower, all that remains of the medieval chapel of St Michael, which was destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century (1275).
The dedication to St Michael, the warring angel, some feel is significant, as churches dedicated to St Michael are frequently found on previously pagan sites. The Tor, some speculate, was probably the main navigational feature which led Joseph to Glastonbury.
The Tor is the starting point of the Catholic pilgrimage, in memory of Abbot Whiting and the two other monks who were hanged on the Tor at the time of the Dissolution. All of these features and locations, then, have terrific significance and resonance for Christians.
On the Glastonbury Zodiac, the town of Glastonbury is in Aquarius, giving a clue to its importance for the New Age. Aquarius here is represented by a Phoenix, whose head is the Tor and whose beak dips into Chalice Well. Not only is the Tor believed to be the meeting point and convergence point leylines, some believe the Tor functions as a sort of beacon for extra-terrestrial contact - one reason why so many UFOs are sighted and aliens encountered in and around Glastonbury.