Round Island

Round Island Lighthouse, in the was designed by William Tregarthen Douglass for Trinity House and completed in 1887. At the time of building it was one of three lights in the Isles of Scilly, the others being the and .
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Photo: Benjaminevans82, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Round Island, Isles of Scilly”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Round Island Light and St Helen’s.

Lighthouse
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Round Island Lighthouse, in the was…

Island
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
St Helen's is one of the fifty or so uninhabited…

Island
Photo: Chris Walpole, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an uninhabited island to the north of the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piper’s Hole and Lower Town.

Locality
Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on , an island of the .

Village
Photo: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the westernmost settlement on the island…

Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .

Round Island

Latitude
49.97868° or 49° 58′ 43″ north
Longitude
-6.3229° or 6° 19′ 22″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
8CXMXMHG+FR
Geo­Names ID
2639060
Wiki­data ID
Q1333268
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Round Island” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռաունդ կղզու փարոս”
  • Cebuano: “Round Island”
  • Cornish: “An Voth”
  • Dutch: “Round Island”
  • German: “Round Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Round Island Light i Scillyøyane”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Round Island”
  • Russian: “Маяк Раунд-Айленд”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Golowji an Voth”
  • Swedish: “Round Island, Scillyöarna”
  • Swedish: “Round Island”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Middle Town and Gimble Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Didley’s Point and Men-a-vaur East.

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