Long Point

Long Point is in St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, England. Long Point is situated near the archaeological site Troytown Maze, as well as near the islet Western Rock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Agnes Lighthouse and St Agnes’ Church, St Agnes.

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 2,300 feet northeast of Long Point.

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 2,000 feet north of Long Point.

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.

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 1½ miles northeast of Long Point.

Hugh Town

Town

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Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is in the west of the isle of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago; it is on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island. Hugh Town is situated 2½ miles northeast of Long Point.

Long Point

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.888° or 49° 53′ 17″ north

Longitude

-6.35218° or 6° 21′ 8″ west

Open location code

8CXMVJQX+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 883613658

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Troytown Maze and Western Rock.

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