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    Gweal

    Gwydhyel

    49°57′N 6°22′W

    Gweal ( GWEEL; Cornish: Gwydhyel, lit. 'place of trees') is one of the Isles of Scilly. It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated. On the top of Gweal Hill are the remnants of an entrance grave and two cairns.

    Isles of Scilly: Looking south from the summit of Gweal
    Isles of Scilly: Looking south from the summit of Gweal

    Michael Earnshaw / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    49°57′N 6°22′W

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    Gweal ( GWEEL; Cornish: Gwydhyel, lit. 'place of trees') is one of the Isles of Scilly. It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated. On the top of Gweal Hill are the remnants of an entrance grave and two cairns. The water surrounding the island is about 52 feet deep.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Isles of Scilly

    Also in British Isles

    Also in Men-a-vaur

    • St Mary's

      6.4 km²▲ 51 m

      Minor islands

    • Tresco

      3 km²▲ 34 m

      Minor islands

    • Bryher

      1.2 km²▲ 42 m

      Minor islands

    • St Helen's

      0.19 km²▲ 44 m

      Minor islands

    • Teän

      0.16 km²▲ 28 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia