Hartland (Devon)

The Hartland Founded in Georgian near the Bristol Channel, the northwestern city in southwestern English county of Devon. The municipality of the village of Stoke in the west and the village Meddon belong in the South.

Hartland was an important port until Tudor times, and today is the center of the rural area; touristy the place is rather insignificant. However, he is a good starting point for walks along the South West Coast Path with its spectacular coastal scenery. From there, the view if the weather is up to 16 km Lundy Island.

Near is at Hartland Hartland Point, where the coastline from the Atlantic Ocean in the Bristol Channel merges. There is an important lighthouse, which was built in 1874. Until then, the seamen served to almost 40 m high tower of posts originating from the 15th century parish church of St. Nectan in Stoke as a reference point.

The city's harbor, Hartland Quay is further south. It was originally built in the late 16th century but washed away in 1887 from the sea. The exhibits in the Shipwreck Museum provide a picture of the dangers of coastal shipping and historically interesting sites in the region.

Not far away is founded by Gytha, mother of King Harold II, in the year 1060 as a collegiate for Säkularkanoniker Hartland Abbey. In the 12th century it was converted into a convent for Augustinian monks. The original buildings and later additions were in 1779 replaced by the current, built in the Gothic style house.