Gunners
Gunners is a locality in Isles of Scilly, West Country, England. Gunners is situated nearby to the locality Broad Sound, as well as near North West Passage.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bishop Rock and Zantman’s Rock.
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 southwest of Gunners.
Zantman’s Rock
Reef
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.
Annet
Island
Photo: Rowan Legg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annet is the second-largest of the approximately 50 uninhabited Isles of Scilly, one kilometre west of St Agnes with a length of one kilometre and approximately 22 hectares in area. Annet is situated 2 miles east of Gunners.
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 west of Gunners.
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 3½ miles east of Gunners.
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 4 miles east of Gunners.
Gunners
- Type: Locality
- Location: Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.8993° or 49° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
-6.41944° or 6° 25′ 10″ westOpen location code
8CXMVHXJ+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2023010719OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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