Shooting Rock

Shooting Rock is an islet in St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, England. Shooting Rock is situated nearby to the reef Lethegus Ledges, as well as near the islet Eastern Rock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gugh and St Agnes Lighthouse.

Gugh

Island

Photo: Jo Dickson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gugh could be described as the sixth inhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, but is usually included with St Agnes with which it is joined by a sandy tombolo known as "The Bar" when exposed at low tide.

St Agnes Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Agnes lighthouse is a 17th-century lighthouse situated on St Agnes on the Isles of Scilly. It was the second to be built in the western approaches; it was also only the second lighthouse station to be established by Trinity House. St Agnes Lighthouse is situated 3,600 feet north of Shooting Rock.

St Agnes’ Church, St Agnes

Church

Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.

St Agnes is the southernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly. Thus the island's Troy Town Farm is the southernmost settlement in the United Kingdom. St Agnes’ Church, St Agnes is situated 3,700 feet north of Shooting Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middle Town and Bartholomew Ledges Wreck.

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.

Bartholomew Ledges Wreck

Locality

The Bartholomew Ledges Wreck is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Mary's 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 2 miles northeast of Shooting Rock.

Peninnis Head

Locality

Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peninnis Head is the southernmost point of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of the Heritage Coast. Peninnis Head is situated 2½ miles northeast of Shooting Rock.

Shooting Rock

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.88315° or 49° 52′ 59″ north

Longitude

-6.35015° or 6° 21′ 1″ west

Open location code

8CXMVJMX+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 237647459

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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