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.
Our weather forecast for Isles of Scilly in Cornwall
Today (Monday, Mar 01)
Expect a temperature in the range 9.2℃ to 9.6℃ with a wind speed 10.6 m/sec (E)
Tuesday, Mar 02
Expect a temperature in the range 9.7℃ to 10℃ with a wind speed 9.6 m/sec (E)
Wednesday, Mar 03
Expect a temperature in the range 10.3℃ to 10.4℃ with a wind speed 6.3 m/sec (ESE)
Thursday, Mar 04
Expect a temperature in the range 9.1℃ to 9.8℃ with a wind speed 4.7 m/sec (NNE)
Friday, Mar 05
Expect a temperature in the range 8.3℃ to 9.1℃ with a wind speed 6.6 m/sec (ESE)
Saturday, Mar 06
Expect a temperature in the range 7.5℃ to 7.7℃ with a wind speed 5.8 m/sec (ESE)
Sunday, Mar 07
Expect a temperature in the range 7.8℃ to 8℃ with a wind speed 6.9 m/sec (S)
Weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
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In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
St Marys lifeboat station was established in 1837 and operates an all weather lifeboat. Station is open daily.
Read more…Tresco Abbey Gardens are located over 17 acres on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. The gardens were established in the nineteenth-century by Augustus Smith. At the entrance to the garden is the Visitor Centre with a gift shop, a cafeteria and a history room.
Read more…Green Bay beach is a sandy beach backed by trees and shrub. The bay sits on the east of Bryher overlooking the channel to Tresco, which provides it calm waters. The beach has no facilities.
Read more…Beady Pool Beach is a remote beach located on the south of St Agnes and faces east although the island is very narrow here and you have the option of going to Porth Askin just behind which is westerly facing. The beach is not brilliant sand but is a mix of sand and rocks backed by heathland that is a Site
Read more…Cromwell’s Castle guards the anchorage between Bryher and Tresco. The castle has a round tower and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain, built after the conquest of the Royalist Scillies in 1651.
Read more…Higher Town Bay beach is a curving sandy bay backed by sand dunes along with a landing quay at the western end. The facilities at the beach include car parking and toilets.
Read more…King Charles’s Castle is a ruined artillery fort on Tresco built between 1548 and 1551 to protect the Isles of Scilly from French attack. A semi-hexagonal structure to provide a wide field of fire and two-storey to give at least two tiers of guns. The domestic quarters for the garrison were at the rear.
Read more…Star Castle Hotel is just a short 5-minute walk from Hugh Town and the beach. The hotel is nestled on the Garrison, it offers breathtaking views of the surrounding islands. The hotel offers free Wi-Fi for all guests, a heated indoor swimming pool, complimentary golf and tennis.
Read more…Perpitch Beach is a small sandy beach with some rocks to the east of Higher Town Bay that never gets busy. The beach is a horseshoe shape and is protected from winds making this a good wild swimming beach. The beach has no facilities, but you are not too far from Higher Town.
Read more…Port Hellick Beach sits in a sheltered tidal inlet on St Mary’s south coast and the beach at low tide offers a wide expanse of sand and rocks. This is not really a location for sitting on the beach but offers a great natural landscape. A shingle bar provides a freshwater pool (Higher Moors and Porth Hellick Pool) behind the beach
Read more…Porth Hellick Down is an area of downland on the east side of the island of St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly. Seven Scillonian entrance graves stand on the down, the largest is the Great Tomb which has a 12m diameter and a central burial chamber 3m long and 1m high. An unroofed passage 4.2m long leads into the
Read more…An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary’s Pool harbour in 1552-53
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