An inscribed stone at Barras Nose headland near Tintagel<br /> marks the first English coastal acquisition by the National Trust in 1896.<br /> The inscription reads :-<br /> <br /> THIS HEADLAND<br /> the property of the National<br /> Trust for places of historical<br /> interest and natural beauty<br /> was purchased in 1896 by public<br /> subscription for the use and<br /> enjoyment of the nation.<br /> <br /> Dorset writer Thomas Hardy is responsible for what follows :-<br /> <br /> 'Hard by was great Tintagel's table round<br /> and there of old the flower of Arthur's knights<br /> made fair beginning of a nobler time'
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