What is "tintagel"

Tintagel or Trevena ( meaning village on a mountain) is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population of the parish was 1,820 people (2001 census), and the area of the parish is . The parish population decreased to 1,727 at the 2011 census. An electoral ward also exists extending inland to Otterham. The population of this ward at the same census was 3,990.

The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. The village has, in recent times, become attractive to day-trippers and tourists, and is one of the most-visited places in Britain.

Tintagel is a symphonic poem by Arnold Bax. It is his best-known work, and was for some years the only piece by which the composer was known to many concert-goers. The work was inspired by a visit Bax made to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall in 1917, and, although not explicitly programmatic, draws on the history and mythology associated with the castle.

Tintagel is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK.

Tintagel can also refer to:

• Tintagel (Bax), a 1919 musical composition by Arnold Bax
• Tintagel Castle, a castle near the village

• , a World War II era ship of the Royal Navy

• Tintagel, three drawings by John William Inchbold
• Tintagel, an English Christian folk rock band.