St Michael's Mount
Saint Michael's Mount, Karrek Loos yn Koos
50°07′N 5°29′W
St Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, meaning grey rock in the woodland) is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, near Penzance, in Cornwall, England. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable (as is the beach) between mid-tide and low water.
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50°07′N 5°29′W
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St Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, meaning grey rock in the woodland) is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, near Penzance, in Cornwall, England. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable (as is the beach) between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since around 1650. Historically, St Michael's Mount was an English counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, which is also a tidal island; it has a similar conical shape, though Mont-Saint-Michel is much taller. It is one of 43 unbridged tidal islands accessible by foot from mainland Britain. Part of the island was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1995 for its geology. Sea height can vary by up to around 5 metres (16 ft) between low and high tide.
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Nearest islands
- Anglesey360 km
- Ireland405 km
- Great Britain526 km
- Islay629 km
- Isle of Mull706 km
- Isle of Skye807 km
Also in British Isles
Great Britain
218,685 km²▲ 1,345 m
Major islands
Ireland
83,553 km²▲ 1,039 m
Major islands
Lewis and Harris
2,149 km²▲ 799 m
Minor islands
Isle of Skye
1,636 km²▲ 992 m
Minor islands
Mainland
953 km²▲ 450 m
Minor islands
Isle of Mull
885 km²▲ 966 m
Minor islands
Anglesey
680 km²▲ 178 m
Minor islands
Islay
618 km²▲ 491 m
Minor islands
Photographs
RMV Scillonian III arriving in Penzance en route from St. Mary's. In the background Saint Michael's mount. Photo taken from Albert pier. Cornwall, England.
After the Storm
Cornwall 2011
Harbour at St.Michael's Mount
Houses on the Quay, St Michael's Mount
How Very Polite
Marazion : Lych Gate & Lodge
Marazion : St Michael's Mount - Coastline
Marazion : St Michael's Mount - Elizabeth Terrace
Mounts Bay from St Michael's Mount
A WWII pillbox nestled into a rock outcrop at St. Michael's Mount near Marazion in Cornwall, England.
Pillbox on St Michael's Mount
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Photographs
- Scillonian III July 2026 03. ArildV / CC BY-SA 4.0
- After the Storm - geograph.org.uk - 8350540. Des Blenkinsopp / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cornwall 2011 (6094225941). Bryan Ledgard / CC BY 2.0
- Harbour at St.Michael's Mount - geograph.org.uk - 3403078. Peter Trimming / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Houses on the Quay, St Michael's Mount - geograph.org.uk - 8350507. Des Blenkinsopp / CC BY-SA 2.0
- How Very Polite - geograph.org.uk - 8350932. Des Blenkinsopp / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Marazion , Lych Gate ^ Lodge - geograph.org.uk - 4598928. Lewis Clarke / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Marazion , St Michael's Mount - Coastline - geograph.org.uk - 4598957. Lewis Clarke / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Marazion , St Michael's Mount - Elizabeth Terrace - geograph.org.uk - 4598992. Lewis Clarke / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mounts Bay from St Michael's Mount (7479). Nilfanion / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pillbox at St. Michael's Mount. Partonez / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pillbox on St Michael's Mount (7540). Nilfanion / CC BY-SA 4.0