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'''Carbury''' was a small [[England|English]] village located near [[Lake Vortigern]]. It was located within helicopter range of [[London]]. | '''Carbury''' was a small [[England|English]] village located near [[Lake Vortigern]]. It was located within helicopter range of [[London]]. | ||
In [[1997]], the Carbury Historical Trust, under the direction of archaeologist [[Peter Warmsly]], maintained an extensive archaeological dig near the lake: an [[8th century]] battlefield, believed by Warmsly to have been the site of the [[Battle of Camlann]], the final apocalyptic battle between [[Arthur of England|King Arthur]] and [[Mordred]]. | |||
Husband and wife innkeepers [[Pat Rowlinson|Pat]] and [[Elizabeth Rowlinson]] maintained a small hotel, the [[Gore Crow Hotel]], with a pub frequented by Carbury locals, including Warmsly and a young woman named [[Shou Yuing]]. The Doctor and Ace stayed at the Gore Crow when they visited Carbury on the trail of an interdimensional distress signal. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | Husband and wife innkeepers [[Pat Rowlinson|Pat]] and [[Elizabeth Rowlinson]] maintained a small hotel, the [[Gore Crow Hotel]], with a pub frequented by Carbury locals, including Warmsly and a young woman named [[Shou Yuing]]. The Doctor and Ace stayed at the Gore Crow when they visited Carbury on the trail of an interdimensional distress signal. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Though [[Ireland]] has a town of this name, the setting of ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' is fictional, as is [[Lake Vortigern]]. Most Arthurian tradition places the [[Battle of Camlann]] in either [[Wales]] or [[Cornwall]]. One possible English site of the battle is located near the [[Somerset]] village of South Cadbury. | Though [[Ireland]] has a town of this name, the setting of ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' is fictional, as is [[Lake Vortigern]]. Most Arthurian tradition places the [[Battle of Camlann]] in either [[Wales]] or [[Cornwall]]. One possible English site of the battle is located near the [[Somerset]] village of South Cadbury. | ||
[[Category:English towns and villages]] | [[Category:English towns and villages]] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Seventh Doctor]] | [[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Seventh Doctor]] | ||