Broad Sound
Broad Sound is a sound in Isles of Scilly, West Country, England. Broad Sound is situated nearby to the hamlet Middle Town, as well as near the locality St Agnes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Annet and Great Crebawethan.
Annet
Island
Photo: Rowan Legg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annet is the second-largest of the approximately fifty uninhabited Isles of Scilly, one kilometre west of St Agnes with a length of one kilometre and approximately 22 hectares in area.
Great Crebawethan
Islet
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Western Rocks are a group of uninhabited skerries and rocks in the south-western part of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse.
Rosevear
Islet
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosevear is the largest of the group of rocks known as the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly. The islands are on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean on the south-west approaches to the island of Great Britain and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse. Rosevear is situated 1½ miles south of Broad Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middle Town and Crim Rocks.
Middle Town
Hamlet
Middle Town is a small settlement on the island of St Agnes. It includes the island's primary school, post office and general store, and the old lighthouse. Middle Town is situated 2½ miles east of Broad Sound.
Crim Rocks
Locality
Photo: Robin Quine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crim Rocks is a small group of uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom. The Crim Rocks are the most westward of the archipelago's Western Rocks, therefore making them the westernmost point of England. Crim Rocks is situated 2½ miles west of Broad Sound.
Bartholomew Ledges Wreck
Locality
The Bartholomew Ledges Wreck is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Marys Sound, Isles of Scilly is believed to be that of a mid-sixteenth to early seventeenth century armed cargo vessel. Bartholomew Ledges Wreck is situated 3 miles east of Broad Sound.
Broad Sound
- Type: Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.8935° or 49° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
-6.39633° or 6° 23′ 47″ westOpen location code
8CXMVJV3+CFGeoNames ID
2654637
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