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Archaeologists searching for King Arthur's round table have found a "circular feature" beneath the historic King's Knot in Stirling.

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.
Writers going back more than six centuries have linked the landmark to the legend of King Arthur.
Archaeologists from Glasgow University, working with the Stirling Local History Society and Stirling Field and Archaeological Society, conducted the first ever non-invasive survey of the site in May and June in a bid to uncover some of its secrets.
Their findings were show there was indeed a round feature on the site that pre-dates the visible earthworks.
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Scots site may hold the key to Arthurian mystery

It is a mystery that has baffled generations of historians, but the secrets of King Arthur's round table could finally be laid bare thanks to modern technology.
A circular earthen mound near Stirling Castle has been linked variously to the legendary king, to British aristocrats and to Roman invaders, but its origins remain shrouded in history.
Now, for the first time, a team of archaeologists from Glasgow University is preparing to use hi-tech scanners to survey the ground beneath it, providing a clear insight into the mound's beginnings.
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Google earth file: King's Knot.kmz (1kb, kmz)

Latitude: 56° 7'12.50"N, Longitude: 3°56'58.16"W



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