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Bishop Rock Lighthouse

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Bishop Rock Lighthouse stands on a rock ledge 46m long by 16m wide, 4 miles west of the Scilly Isles. The rocks rise sheer from a depth of 45m and are exposed to the full force of the Atlantic Ocean making this one of the most hazardous and difficult sites for the building of a lighthouse.

The rocks around the Scilly Isles caused the wreck of many ships over the years including the loss of Sir Cloudesley Shovel’s squadron of the British Fleet in 1707 in which 2,000 men died. The Elder Brethren of Trinity House decided that the lighting of the Scilly Isles, which at that time consisted of only the old lighthouse at St. Agnes, was inadequate, and resolved to build a lighthouse on the most westerly danger, the Bishop Rock.

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Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Isles of Scilly, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall , United Kingdom
Place Category: See & Do
Place Tags: Lighthouses

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Bishop Rock Lighthouse 7 Day Weather Forecast

Todayrainshowers_day
Expect a temp in the range 12.7℃ to 13.3℃ with wind speed 13.4 m/sec (SSW)
Friday, Dec 08fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 11.4℃ to 11.9℃ with wind speed 11.1 m/sec (WSW)
Saturday, Dec 09heavyrain
Expect a temp in the range 12.2℃ to 13.6℃ with wind speed 12.5 m/sec (S)
Sunday, Dec 10fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 11.8℃ to 12.1℃ with wind speed 9.6 m/sec (WSW)
Monday, Dec 11clearsky_night
Expect a temp in the range 11.9℃ to 12.3℃ with wind speed 11.3 m/sec (W)
Tuesday, Dec 12partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 12.2℃ to 12.4℃ with wind speed 9.9 m/sec (SW)
Wednesday, Dec 13partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 10.5℃ to 11℃ with wind speed 5.5 m/sec (WNW)

Isles of Scilly weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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