Zantman’s Rock
Zantman's Rock is located 34 miles to the west of Land's End, Cornwall, and 6 miles west from the Isles of Scilly. Viewed from a distance, it is barely visible on the surface of the waters.- Type: Reef
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Lantman’s Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bishop Rock and Great Crebawethan.
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. Bishop Rock is situated 2 miles south of Zantman’s Rock.
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 2½ miles southeast of Zantman’s Rock.
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.
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 5 miles east of Zantman’s Rock.
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 5 miles east of Zantman’s Rock.
Zantman’s Rock
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.90066° or 49° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.45174° or 6° 27′ 6″ westOpen location code
8CXMWG2X+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 191714822OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reefGeoNames ID
11549637Wikidata ID
Q147046
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Zantman’s Rock” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Zantman’s Rock”
- German: “Zantman’s Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zantman’s Rock”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Zantman’s Rock”
- Ukrainian: “Зантман Рокк”
- Ukrainian: “Зантманз-Рок”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peaked Rock and Round Rock of Crebewethan.
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