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'''Carbury''' was a small English village located near [[Lake Vortigern]]. It was located within helicopter range of [[London]]. | '''Carbury''' was a small English village located near [[Lake Vortigern]]. It was located within helicopter range of [[London]]. | ||
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]]. | 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. ([[DW]]:''[[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. ([[DW]]:''[[Battlefield]]'') | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
Carbury is fictional, as is Lake Vortigern. Most Arthurian tradition places the Battle of Camlann in either Wales or Cornwall. One possible English site, not far from Cornwall, is located near the Somerset village of South Cadbury. | Carbury is fictional, as is Lake Vortigern. Most Arthurian tradition places the Battle of Camlann in either Wales or Cornwall. One possible ''English'' site, not far from Cornwall, is located near the Somerset village of South Cadbury. | ||
[[Category:English towns and villages]] | [[Category:English towns and villages]] | ||
