Western Rocks
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.
- Type: Island
- Description: group of rocks in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rosevear and Pednathise Head.
Rosevear
Islet
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middle Town and Crim Rocks.
Crim Rocks
Locality
Western Rocks
- Categories: island group, locality, and landform
- Location: Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.87174° or 49° 52′ 18″ north
Longitude
-6.39109° or 6° 23′ 28″ west
Open location code
8CXMVJC5+MH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Western Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Western Rocks (mga bato)”
- Cebuano: “Western Rocks”
- Cornish: “Karregi Gorlewen”
- Dutch: “Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly”
- German: “Western Rocks”
- Italian: “Western Rocks, Isole Scilly”
- Italian: “Western Rocks”
- Japanese: “ウェスタン岩礁”
- Swedish: “Western Rocks (klippor)”
- Swedish: “Western Rocks, Scillyöarna”
- Ukrainian: “Вестерн Роккс”
- Ukrainian: “Вестерн-Рокс”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Smith’s Carn and Carn Irish.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Inner Rags and Biggal of Gorregan.
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Worth a closer look: Bristol and Stonehenge.
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