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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>