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Isles of Scilly

Isles of Scilly — archipelago and local government district off the south-westernmost point of mainland Britain.

Isles of Scilly

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About

Isles of Scilly is a town of about 2,281 people in south west. (Group of islands in Cornwall, England.) Wikipedia notes: "The Isles of Scilly are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of mainland Cornwall. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point, and has the southernmost inhabited settlement in Cornwall, Troy Town.". Coordinates 49.9200°, -6.3000°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
49.9200, -6.3000
Population
2,281
Official site
www.scilly.gov.uk

Sources

Things to see in Isles of Scilly

14 attractions within 12 km.

Tresco Abbey Gardens

Gardens · South West England

Tresco Abbey Gardens

Tresco Abbey Gardens — garden in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK.

Bar Point

Beaches · South West England

Bar Point

Bar Point — beach on St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.

Bishop Rock Lighthouse

Lighthouses · South West England

Bishop Rock Lighthouse

Bishop Rock Lighthouse — lighthouse on its islet in the Atlantic Ocean, at the Isles of Scilly, England.

Isles of Scilly Museum

Museums · South West England

Isles of Scilly Museum

Isles of Scilly Museum — museum in Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom.

King Charles's Castle

Castles · South West England

King Charles's Castle

King Charles's Castle — castle in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK.

Obadiah's Barrow

Archaeological sites · South West England

Obadiah's Barrow

Obadiah's Barrow — neolithic entrance grave on the Isles of Scilly.

Peninnis Lighthouse

Lighthouses · South West England

Peninnis Lighthouse

Peninnis Lighthouse — lighthouse in St Mary's, England.

Porthcressa Beach

Beaches · South West England

Porthcressa Beach

Porthcressa Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.

Prehistoric linear boundary on Puffin Island

Archaeological sites · South West England

Prehistoric linear boundary on Puffin Island

Prehistoric linear boundary on Puffin Island — archaeological site in Tresco, United Kingdom.

Viewpoints · South West England

Pulpit Rock

Pulpit Rock is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.

Round Island Lighthouse

Lighthouses · South West England

Round Island Lighthouse

Round Island Lighthouse — lighthouse in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK.

St Agnes Lighthouse

Lighthouses · South West England

St Agnes Lighthouse

St Agnes Lighthouse — lighthouse in Cornwall, England, UK.

Two entrance graves, a prehistoric field system, and Civil War fieldworks and blockhouse on Innisidgen Hill and Helvear Down, St

Archaeological sites · South West England

Two entrance graves, a prehistoric field system, and Civil War fieldworks and blockhouse on Innisidgen Hill and Helvear Down, St

Two entrance graves, a prehistoric field system, and Civil War fieldworks and blockhouse on Innisidgen Hill and Helvear Down, St — archaeological site in St Mary's, Scilly Isles, Cornwall, England, UK.

Valhalla Museum

Museums · South West England

Valhalla Museum

Valhalla Museum — museum in Tresco, Isles of Scilly.

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