The scholarly tradition is close to the Fowey estuary, near the famous Stone Tristan, at a place called Castle Dore , broad retrenchment of the Iron Age which probably experienced periods of occupation later, the residence of King Mark, whose legendary historical figure has many points common with that of Count Comoro, the latter, according to Gregory of Tours, exercised its power in Britain in the mid-Armorican VI th century.
It's in the vita of St. Paul Aurelian, written in 884 by Uurmonoc, found the first evidence of a positive identification between Marc and Comoro, identification confirmed indirectly to 1070 by the biographer of St. Melara, situates in the Lanmeur Boissiere, the residence of Count Comoro, yet close to the Boissiere, we find the toponym Rumarc, "the mound of Marc, who has kept the memory a tomb or a mausoleum designed to perpetuate the memory of this powerful character. However, it is stated in the vita Paul Aurelian as the mortal remains of Marcus Comoro rested near his home island, which Uurmonoc we kept the name, Banhedos , which means something like "height deer .
The name Castle Dore, known since John Leland ( Castledour ) seems, too, refer to a place populated by deer, since Deor means "deer" in Saxon, but it ' is the ancient name of the place , Dirford , transmitted by William of Worcester , which confirms that we have to deal with Banhedos . For Dirford is here to Durfold, deorfald in Saxon, which can be translated easily enough by "the park at (x) deer (s)".
On Castle Dore
Location and photographs of the site (click here ).
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