Bishop Rock Lighthouse
Bishop Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, England. Bishop Rock Lighthouse is situated nearby to the islet Great Crebawethan, as well as near the locality Crim Rocks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bishop Rock and Rosevear.
Bishop Rock
Islet
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bishop Rock is a skerry off the British coast in the northern Atlantic Ocean known for its lighthouse. It is in the westernmost part of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago 45 kilometres off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain.
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 2 miles east of Bishop Rock Lighthouse.
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. Great Crebawethan is situated 1½ miles east of Bishop Rock Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crim Rocks and Middle Town.
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 1½ miles north of Bishop Rock Lighthouse.
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 4½ miles east of Bishop Rock Lighthouse.
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 6 miles northeast of Bishop Rock Lighthouse.
Bishop Rock Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.8729° or 49° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
-6.4457° or 6° 26′ 45″ westOpen location code
8CXMVHF3+5PGeoNames ID
9782175
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