Fabled King Arthur 'Was Buried on Iona'
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10 News Talk to us w scotlandonsunday.com myscotlandonsunday @scotonsunday November 17,2013 Fabled King Arthur ‘was buried on Iona’ Historian’sbooksayslegendary courtofCamelot wasinArgyll Emma Cowing says thattheycan be proved “beyond reasonable doubt”. WELCOME to MacCamelot. Theassertions in his book King Arthur was aScottish, Finding Arthur: The True pre-Christian warlord whose Origins Of The Once And remains are buried on Iona, FutureKing are strengthened according to anew book by a by the discoveryin2011of Scots historian. whatsome experts believe is Author Adam Ardreyclaims King Arthur’s round table in thatinstead of the romantic the grounds of Stirling Castle. English king of legend who Ardreysayshenot only be- lived at Camelot –which is lieves Arthur is buried in Iona often said to be Tintagel in but would love to see the site Cornwall or in Wales –Arthur excavated to look for proof. was actually Arthur Mac “The legendaryArthur is » Arthur is said to have pulled Excalibur from astone at Dunadd and, right, Aedan, the sixth-centuryson said to be buried in an island Iona Abbeyonthe isle whereitisclaimed he wasburied. Photograph: Alamy of an ancient King of Scotland, in the western seas –Avalon – whose Camelot was amarsh in but in the south of Britain of connectionsbetween Argyll land, including Stow in the cally,aswell as historically Thelegend of Arthur devel- It was hoped thatthe discov- Thebook also asserts that Argyll. there are no islands in the and Arthur are so numerous Borders, where he says the place them in context. Six of oped in the Middle Ages large- erycould prove thatKing Arthur became the victim of He also suggeststhatArthur western seas,”hesays. thathehas metArgyll and Battle of Guinnion took place, them are even in astraight ly through the popularityof Arthur had his headquarters an establishment conspiracy pulled the sword Excalibur “Iona fits all the criteria. It’s Bute Council several times in and the Battle of the Cityof line. Everything fits into Historia Regum Britanniae, at the site of the ruined castle which was determined to from a stone at Dunadd near an island where hundreds of the hope of establishing an the Legions, which he says context.” a12th-centurytextwritten on the north coastofCornwall, recasthim as an English Chris- Kilmartin,died near Falkirk kings were buried. Some say Arthur touristtrail in the area. was fought on the site of the He also asserts thatthe by GeoffreyofMonmouth that but the findings –ofapiece tian hero. and was buried on the Hebri- 128. Other members of Arthur Aspokesperson for the Roman fortofTrimontium in Battle of Camlann, at which related his storyinfanciful of slate inscribed with the It also claims that, as a dean island of Iona, which he MacAedan’s family were council said: “Argylland Bute’s Melrose. Arthur wasbelieved to have and mythical terms. name Artognov –Latin for Scottish man of the druidic declares to be Avalon. buried there too. Isay Arthur rich and varied cultural histo- “The litmus testfor Arthur been killed, was fought at Many historians have at- the English name Arthnou – “Old Way”,hewas the lastof Ardrey, an amateur histori- was also buried there.” ry attracts manyadmirers is the 12 battles and the battle Camelon, near Falkirk, just tempted to link Arthur with remained inconclusive. his kind holding out againsta an who works as an advocate Ardreystates thatCamelot is and Dr Ardrey’sbooks are an list,”hesaid. “I was able to 12 miles south of Stirling and Cornwall and Tintagel Castle, However,in2011itwas zealous Christian onslaught. in Edinburgh and previously anondescript marshyarea example of that. Thecouncil identifyall of them geographi- the Round Table. and in 1998 an ancient stone believed thatArthur’s Round “I am hoping the book pro- wrote abook claiming Merlin north of Dunadd, an ancient has not entered into anyagree- bearing asixth-centuryin- Table mayhavebeen vokes debate and discussion,” the wizard was actually apoli- hill fort in Argyll, where the ment with Dr Ardrey.” scription similar to the name unearthed by Glasgow Univer- said Ardrey.“But if I’mright, tician who lived in the Partick sword in the stone “scene” was He said thathealso believes ‘Ionafitsall thecriteriaasanisland Arthur was unearthed at the sityarchaeologists investigat- then 100 years of British his- area of Glasgow,spent years enacted. Arthur’s 12 battles were fought castle, the mythical birthplace ing the King’s Knot in the toryneeds to be rewritten.” investigating his theories and He believes thatthe number on different sites across Scot- wherehundredsofkings were buried’ of the legendaryking. grounds of Stirling Castle. Twitter: @emmacowing "' ! ! ! ' % ! ' ' ! # # ' & ADVERTORIAL In brief % ' % Cyclist carrying child ! ' ! ) ( #' injured in collision ' % " AFEMALE cyclistwas being " # ' treated for serious injuries % $ yesterdayafter being airlifted THIS SEASON to hospital in Inverness HOUSEHOLD HELP BY THOMAS LEATHER following acollision with a HANDY HOME PREPARED FOR WINTER!R! vaninSutherland. 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