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Has King Arthur's round table been found ?

By T.K. Randall
August 27, 2011 · Comment icon 14 comments

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Archaeologists may have discovered the location of Arthur's round table in Stirling, Scotland.
A circular feature has been identified underneath the mysterious King's Knot at Stirling Castle, an area that has long been linked to the legend of King Arthur. "The finds show that the present mound was created on an older site and throws new light on a tradition that King Arthur's Round Table was located in this vicinity," Historian John Harrison has said.
The King's Knot, a geometrical earthwork in the former royal gardens below Stirling Castle, has been shrouded in mystery for hundreds of years. Though the Knot as it appears today dates from the 1620s, its flat-topped central mound is thought to be much older.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (14)




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Comment icon #5 Posted by Taun 13 years ago
I always thought the Arthurian legends centered around Wales and Cornwall/Devonshire... Why would he then build his round table at Stirling?....
Comment icon #6 Posted by thefirstman 13 years ago
This is 10 mins walk from my house
Comment icon #7 Posted by Xanthurion2 13 years ago
very interesting
Comment icon #8 Posted by daavin 13 years ago
My question is how can they (the historians) equate a circular ditch in a royal garden as Arthur's round TABLE especially when many gardens around castles are landscaped with geometric shapes, mazes, etc. to show off. Sounds more like sensational journalism feeding off the Arthurian legend than any concrete evidence. IMHO
Comment icon #9 Posted by BrianPotter 13 years ago
Some now think that the round table wasnt in fact a table at all but was an amphitheater left over from the Romans.One was discovered in Chester i think which showed signs that it was reused after the Romans left and signs of a new Religion being used within it thus making it a powerbase...could all be rubbish but hey ho seeing as very little evidence of note survived The Dark Ages its as good as any....
Comment icon #10 Posted by Star of the Sea 13 years ago
Near where I live - Alderley Edge, King Arthur and his men are said to sleep somewhere beneath the sandstone cliffs, and the area is associated with the wizard Merlin. It's a very pretty little villiage and people come far and wide to visit it. Don't know whether King Arthur is just a legend, but another legend, David Beckham lived in Alderley Edge not so long ago! So if it was good enough for Arthur it was good enough for Beckham:)
Comment icon #11 Posted by Antilles 13 years ago
Near where I live - Alderley Edge, King Arthur and his men are said to sleep somewhere beneath the sandstone cliffs, and the area is associated with the wizard Merlin. It's a very pretty little villiage and people come far and wide to visit it. Don't know whether King Arthur is just a legend, but another legend, David Beckham lived in Alderley Edge not so long ago! So if it was good enough for Arthur it was good enough for Beckham:) Not good enough though for Posh.... I've always thought the round table idea was to give the impression of equality - no one better than his others, although how c... [More]
Comment icon #12 Posted by FLOMBIE 13 years ago
Did Arthur ever expressed he'd be "better" than the other knights? I guess not, and that's why he is sitting on the round table with them, and not on a throne while the knights gather.
Comment icon #13 Posted by hetrodoxly 13 years ago
Tourism, William Wallace's family home as been found in Wales.
Comment icon #14 Posted by Star of the Sea 13 years ago
Not good enough though for Posh.... I've always thought the round table idea was to give the impression of equality - no one better than his others, although how could they all be equal with Arthur sitting there? LOL So true Antilles!!!!!!


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