Gweal, Isles of Scilly
Appearance
Gwydhyel | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 49°57′12″N 6°22′12″W / 49.9533°N 6.3700°W |
OS grid reference | SV867152 |
Archipelago | Isles of Scilly |
Administration | |
United Kingdom | |
Civil parish | Bryher |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Gweal (/ɡwiːl/ GWEEL; Cornish: Gwydhyel, lit. 'place of trees')[1] is one of the Isles of Scilly. It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated. On the top of Gweal Hill are the remains of an enterance grave and two cairns.
References
[edit]- Weatherhill, Craig Cornish Placenames and Language
- Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 190. 1961