Editing Glastonbury Tor (section)

===Post-dissolution===
[[File:Glastonbury_Tor,_Interior_of_Stm_Michael's_Tower.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Interior of St. Michael's Tower|Interior of St. Michael's Tower]]


In 1786, [[Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet|Richard Colt Hoare]] of [[Stourhead]] bought the Tor and funded the repair of the tower in 1804, including the rebuilding of the north-east corner.<ref name=nhlesm/>{{sfn|Garner|2004|}} It was then sold to the [[George Neville-Grenville|Very Rev. Hon. George Neville-Grenville]] and included in the [[Butleigh|Butleigh Manor]] until the 20th century. The last owner of the Tor was Robert Neville-Grenville who wished to give the Tor to the National Trust along with the [[The Tribunal, Glastonbury|Glastonbury Tribunal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1936-09-22 |title=Mr. Neville Grenville |language=English |pages=16 |work=The Times |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS269954870/TTDA?u=rtl_ttda&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=67f40ded |access-date=2023-05-09 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> After his death in 1936 it was sold to The [[National Trust]] who raised money by Public Subscription for its upkeep.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MISCELLANEOUS SOMERSET RECORDS, COMPILED BY ANN HEELEY OF BUTLEIGH [UNLISTED COLLECTION] |url=https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/records/A/COV |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1936 |title=Obituary of Robert Neville-Grenville |url=https://butleigh.org/Obituaries/RNGobit1.pdf }}</ref>

The [[National Trust]] took control of the Tor in 1937, but repairs were delayed until after the [[Second World War]].{{sfn|Garner|2004|}} During the 1960s, excavations identified cracks in the rock, suggesting the ground had moved in the past. This, combined with wind erosion, started to expose the footings of the tower, which were repaired with concrete. Erosion caused by the feet of the increasing number of visitors was also a problem and paths were laid to enable them to reach the summit without damaging the terraces. After 2000, enhancements to the access and repairs to the tower, including rebuilding of the parapet, were carried out. These included the replacement of some of the masonry damaged by earlier repairs with new stone from the [[Hadspen Quarry]].{{sfn|Garner|2004|}}

[[File:Somerset flag proposal (2013) - 3rd place, Roworth.svg|thumb|left|A proposed flag for Somerset (designed by Dil Roworth) featuring Glastonbury Tor and St Michael's Tower, which came third in the 2013 ''[[Somerset County Gazette]]'' competition to create a [[Flag of Somerset|county flag for Somerset.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/10528387.winner-of-somerset-flag-competition-revealed/ |title=Winner of Somerset flag competition revealed |author= |date=4 July 2013 |work=Somerset County Gazette |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>]]
A model vaguely based on Glastonbury Tor (albeit with a tree instead of the tower) was incorporated into the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London. As the athletes entered the stadium, their flags were displayed on the terraces of the model.<ref>{{cite web|title=Glastonbury Tor's starring role in London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony|url=http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Glastonbury-Tor-s-starring-role-London-2012/story-16609128-detail/story.html|publisher=This is Somerset|access-date=27 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207133345/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Glastonbury-Tor-s-starring-role-London-2012/story-16609128-detail/story.html|archive-date=7 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Waite|first=Richard|title=Glastonbury Tor, a village green and a farmyard&nbsp;— Olympic opening ceremony plans revealed|url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/glastonbury-tor-a-village-green-and-a-farmyard-olympic-opening-ceremony-plans-revealed/8631595.article|magazine=Architects' Journal|access-date=27 October 2013}}</ref>