Moco Rock

Moco Rock is a reef in Isles of Scilly, West Country, England. Moco Rock is situated near the islet Middle Ranneys, as well as near the reef Shag Rock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Annet and Melledgan.

Annet

Island

Photo: Rowan Legg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Annet is the second-largest of the approximately 50 uninhabited Isles of Scilly, one kilometre west of St Agnes with a length of one kilometre and approximately 22 hectares in area.

Melledgan

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.

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. Gugh is situated 2 miles east of Moco 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. Middle Town is situated 1½ miles east of Moco Rock.

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 2½ miles northeast of Moco Rock.

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 3½ miles west of Moco Rock.

Moco Rock

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

49.89225° or 49° 53′ 32″ north

Longitude

-6.3815° or 6° 22′ 53″ west

Open location code

8CXMVJR9+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 883875281

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Middle Ranneys and Shag Rock.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Long Point and Gav’s Fish & Chips.

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