Great Cheese Rock
Great Cheese Rock is an islet in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England. Great Cheese Rock is situated nearby to the beach Rushy Porth, as well as near Cradle Porth.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teän and St Helen’s.
Teän
Island
Photo: Chris Walpole, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teän is an uninhabited island to the north of the Isles of Scilly archipelago between Tresco, 1.5 kilometres to the west, and St Martin's, 300 metres to the east.
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.
Tresco Abbey Gardens
Garden
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17-acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built. Tresco Abbey Gardens is situated 1 mile southwest of Great Cheese Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Grimsby and Lower Town.
Old Grimsby
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay.
Lower Town
Village
Photo: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Town is the westernmost settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. One of the island's two quays is located here, sometimes referred to as the Hotel Quay, as the only hotel on the island, Karma St Martin's, is located by it.
New Grimsby
Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the west side of the island and there is a quay, as well as a public house, The New Inn, and a small art gallery.
Great Cheese Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.95689° or 49° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.31537° or 6° 18′ 55″ westOpen location code
8CXMXM4M+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 236950454OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Cheese Rock and Rushy Porth.
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