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Melledgan

The Western Rocks are a group of uninhabited skerries and rocks in the south-western part of the , , and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse.
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Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: uninhabited rock island in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Meledgan” and “Melledgan, Isles of Scilly”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Annet and Rosevear.

Island
Photo: Rowan Legg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the second-largest of the approximately fifty uninhabited , one kilometre west of with a length of one kilometre and approximately 22 hectares in area.

Islet
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest of the group of rocks known as the , . The islands are on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean on the south-west approaches to the island of and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse.

Island
Photo: Jo Dickson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
could be described as the sixth inhabited island of the , but is usually included with with which it is joined by a sandy tombolo known as "The Bar" when exposed at low tide. is situated 2 miles northeast of Melledgan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middle Town and Bartholomew Ledges Wreck.

Hamlet
is a small settlement on the island of . It includes the island's primary school, post office and general store, and the old lighthouse. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Melledgan.

Locality
The is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Marys Sound, is believed to be that of a mid-sixteenth to early seventeenth century armed cargo vessel. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Melledgan.

Locality
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the southernmost point of , . The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of the Heritage Coast. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Melledgan.

Melledgan

Latitude
49.87517° or 49° 52′ 31″ north
Longitude
-6.36989° or 6° 22′ 12″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
8CXMVJGJ+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236692731
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2642785
Wiki­data ID
Q24640955
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Melledgan” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Меледган”
  • Cebuano: “Melledgan”
  • Cornish: “Melhwesen”
  • Cornish: “Men Lojowen”
  • French: “Melledgan”
  • German: “Melledgan”
  • Italian: “Melledgan”
  • Portuguese: “Melledgan”
  • Romanian: “Melledgan”
  • Spanish: “Melledgan”
  • Swedish: “Melledgan”
  • Ukrainian: “Мелледжен”

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Highlights include Muncoy and Isinvrank.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Melledgan”. Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.