Broad Sound
Broad Sound is a locality in Isles of Scilly, West Country, England. Broad Sound is situated nearby to the locality Gunners, as well as near North West Passage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Annet and Zantman’s Rock.
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. Annet is situated 2 miles east of Broad Sound.
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. Zantman’s Rock is situated 2 miles west of Broad Sound.
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 2 miles south of Broad Sound.
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 2 miles west of Broad Sound.
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 3 miles east 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 3½ miles east of Broad Sound.
Broad Sound
- Type: Locality
- Location: Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.90492° or 49° 54′ 18″ northLongitude
-6.40967° or 6° 24′ 35″ westOpen location code
8CXMWH3R+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2023024994OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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