Gweal, Isles of Scilly

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Gweal
Gwydhyel
Gweal - geograph.org.uk - 1959319.jpg
Gweal viewed from Bryher
Gweal is located in Isles of Scilly
Gweal
Gweal
Geography
Coordinates49°57′12″N 6°22′12″W / 49.9533°N 6.3700°W / 49.9533; -6.3700Coordinates: 49°57′12″N 6°22′12″W / 49.9533°N 6.3700°W / 49.9533; -6.3700
OS grid reference25
ArchipelagoIsles of Scilly
Administration
United Kingdom
Civil parishBryher
Demographics
Population0

Gweal (Cornish: Gwydhyel "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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Akademi Kernewek - Henwyn Tyller".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • Weatherhill, Craig Cornish Placenames and Language
  • Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 190. 1961
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