Stony Porth
Stony Porth is a bay in Bryher, Isles of Scilly, England.Places of Interest
Highlights include Samson and Gweal.
Samson
Island
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Samson is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares in size.
Gweal
Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gweal is one of the Isles of Scilly. It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated.
St Helen’s
Island
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
St Helen's is one of the fifty or so uninhabited islands in the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly and has an approximate area of 0.1885 square kilometres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hugh Town and Holy Vale.
Hugh Town
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
Holy Vale
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Vale is a minor valley and small settlement within, on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Situated inland, nearby are Maypole and Longstone.
Porthloo
Hamlet
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthloo is a coastal settlement on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.
Stony Porth
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bryher, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.9455° or 49° 56′ 44″ northLongitude
-6.3602° or 6° 21′ 37″ westOpen location code
8CXMWJWQ+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 3135514752OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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