As with many mythologies, the Arthurian Legends take place surrounding real locations. In fact, many think that some characters and events might have actually existed. This is our list of Arthurian locations that takes you to some of these possibilities.

What’s on the list of Arthurian locations?

This list compiles both mythical locations like Avalon, and real-world locations like Glastonbury. Each of these locations has some association with the Arthurian legends, whether mythical or real. Many are listed that are thought to be the actual locations of certain key events, such as the Battle of Badon, a legendary battle that probably took place, and is thought to be led by the real-world Arthur.

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#	Location	Description	Associations	Notes
1	Alnwick Castle, Northumberland	One of two possibilites for Lancelot's Castle, Joyous Guard, as proposed by Thomas Malory.	Lancelot
2	Amesbury, Wiltshire	Guenevere retires to a nunnery at Amesbury after the death of Arthur.	Guenevere
3	Arthuret, Cumbria	Battle of Arthuret took place here, resulting in the madness of Myrddin.	Merlin
4	Arthur's Bed, Cornwall	A stone monolith that is partially hollowed out like a coffin.	Arthur
5	Arthur's O'en, Stirlingshire	An old Roman building.
6	Arthur's Quoit, Anglesey	Stone structures associated with magalithic burial places.
7	Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh	Mountain near Edinburge that is associated with Arthur.	Arthur	Read More
8	Arthur's Stone, West Glamorgan	An ancient stone, part of a megalith, of which Arthur's ghost is sometimes said to emerge.	Arthur
9	Arthur's Stone, Dorstone	The name given to a megalithic burial site in this area.
10	Avalon	The legendary island inhabited by the Lady of the Lake, Morgan le Fay, and others.	Lady of the Lake, Morgan le Fay	Read More
11	Badbury Rings, Dorset	One of the possible locations of the Battle at Badon Hill.	Arthur
12	Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland	Another possible location for Joyous Guard, Lancelot's castle.	Lancelot
13	Bath, Avon	Another possible location for the Battle at Badon Hill, as per History of the Kings of Britain.	Arthur
14	Ben Arthur, Strathclyde	A steep mountain with a section also known as Arthur's seat.	Arthur
15	Birdoswald, Cumbria	One of the possible sites of the Battle of Camlann.	Arthur, Mordred
16	Brecon Beacons, Powys	Two peaks in this region form Arthur's Chair	Arthur
17	Brent Knoll, Somerset	Arthur challenged three giants who lived on this hill. The hill did have Iron Age defenses.	Arthur
18	Cadbury Castle, Somerset	One of the possible locations for Camelot. An old Iron Age fortress did exist at one time.	Arthur
19	Caer Gai, Gwynedd	Name menas the "stronghold of Cai", or Kay from the Arthurian legends.	Kay
20	Caerleon, Gwent	According to History of the Kings of Britain, Arthur held court here.	Arthur
21	Camelford, Cornwall	One possible location of Camelot, according ot later writers.	Arthur
22	Camelot	The legendary city and/or castle where Arthur held his court.	Arthur	Read More
23	Camboglanna	An ancient site possibly located along Hadrian's wall, thought to be the site of the battle of Camlann.	Arthur, Mordred	Read More
24	Camlann	The legendary location of Arthur's death. Possibly located in Birdoswald or Castlesteads.	Arthur, Mordred
25	Cardigan	Arthur holds court here in some early stories like Erec and Enide.	Arthur
26	Carlisle, Cumbria	Some old romances show Arthur holding court here. Malory has Guinevere exposed and sentenced here.	Guinevere
27	Carmarthen, Dyfed	The legendary location of Merlin's birth.	Merlin
28	Carn March Arthur, Gwynedd	There is a rock with an indentation that is supposed to be the hoofprint of Arthur's horse.	Arthur
29	Castle Canyke, Cornwall	Possible location of Kelliwic from Culhwch and Olwen, where Arthur held court.	Arthur
30	Castle Dore, Cornwall	An Iron Age hillfort associated with King Mark and Tristan.	Mark, Tristan
31	Castlesteads, Cumbria	Possible location of Camboglanna, thought to be Camlann.	Arthur, Mordred
32	Catterick, North Yorkshire	Thought to be Catraeth, the location found in Y Gododdin.
33	Chalice Well, Glastonbury	A spring in Glastonbury though to be the spring visited by Lancelot in Perlesvaus.	Lancelot, Avalon
34	Chester, Cheshire	The site of Arthur's ninth battle in Historia Brittonum.	Arthur
35	Craig Arthur, Denbighshire	The end of a rocky ridge near an old hillfort.	Arthur
36	Dinas Emrys, Gwynedd	The supposed site of Vortigern's tower. Excavations have revealed settlements dating back to that time period.	Vortigern, Merlin
37	Dover, Kent	The site of Arthur's return after Mordred's betrayal, and the site of Gawain's death.	Arthur, Gawain
38	Dozmary Pool, Cornwall	The supposed site of Excalibur's return.	Arthur, Lady of the Lake
39	Drumelzier, Borders	The supposed location of Merlin's grave.	Merlin
40	Dumbarton Rock, Strathclyde	The legendary location of Mordred's birth.	Mordred
41	Eildon Hills, Borders	Arthur and his knights supposedly sleep in a hidden cavern beneath these hills.	Arthur
42	Glastonbury, Somerset	The legendary location of Avalon, as well as Arthur and Guinevere's grave.	Arthur, Guenevere, Avalon
43	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	Part of the Culhwch and Olwen and Peredur stories.
44	Killibury, Cornwall	One of the legendary locations of Kelliwic, Arthur's court in the Welsh Triads.	Arthur
45	King Arthur's Downs, Cornwall	There are two bronze age stone circles here.
46	King Arthur's Hall, Cornwall	The name of a large rectangular earthwork.
47	Liddington Castle, Wiltshire	Oen more proposed location for the Battle of Badon Hill. There was an iron age hillfort here.	Arthur
48	Llongborth	The site of a battle in which Geraint died in Geraint son of Erbin.	Geraint/Erec
49	London	Many sources place Arthur's court in London.	Arthur
50	Lyonesse	A possible location for the legendary kingdom of Tristan and other figures. Possibly the Isles of Scilly.	Tristan
51	Maiden Castle, Dorset	An iron age castle often compared to the Castle of Maidens in Arthurian literature.
52	Merlin's Chair, Carmarthen	A chair-like summit. Merlin is said to be sleeping beneath the hill.	Merlin
53	Merlin's Mound, Marlborough	An earthwork thought to be Merlin's grave.	Merlin
54	Moel Arthur, Clwyd	An old earthwork named after Arthur	Arthur
55	Mousehole, Cornwall	A rock where Merlin was said to prophesy.	Merlin
56	Mt. Edna	One possible location of Avalon.	Avalon	Read More
57	Orkeneys	Home of King Lot and his sons, Gawain, Agravaine, Caheris, and Gareth.	Gawain
58	Pen Arthur, Dyfed	A hill associated with Arthur throwing a boulder for a full mile from the summit.	Arthur
59	Pendragon Castle, Cumbria	Traditional site of Uther Pendragon's fortress.	Uther
60	The Pillar of Eliseg, Clwyd	A stone cross with a Latin inscription mentioning Vortigern.	Vortigern
61	St. Govan's Chapel, Dyfed	Claimed to be the location of Gawain's tomb.	Gawain
62	Samson, The Isles of Scilly	The supposed location of a fight between Arthur and Morholt/Marhaus.	Arthur
63	Silchester, Hampshire	In History of the Kings of Britain, Arthur is crowned here.	Arthur
64	Slaughter Bridge, Cornwall	Old bridge associated both with Arthur's birth and his death.	Arthur
65	Stonehenge, Wiltshire	In Arthurian Legend the stones were brought to Britain from Ireland by Merlin. Also supposedly the grave of Ambrosius Aurelianus.	Merlin
66	Tintagel, Cornwall	The mythical birth place of Arthur.	Arthur
67	Tristan's Stone, Cornwall	A stone monolith with an inscription thought to refer to Tristan and Mark.	Tristan
68	Wearyall Hill, Glastonbury	The traditional site where Joseph of Arimathea planted his staff where the Holy Thorn now grows.	Joseph of Arimathea
69	Winchester, Hampshire	The site of an old table claimed by Henry VIII to be the Round Table of Arthurian legend.	Arthur