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Gweal, Isles of Scilly

Coordinates: 49°57′12″N 6°22′12″W / 49.9533°N 6.3700°W / 49.9533; -6.3700
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Gweal
Gwydhyel
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; -6.3700
OS grid referenceSV867152
ArchipelagoIsles of Scilly
Administration
United Kingdom
Civil parishBryher
Demographics
Population0

Gweal (/ɡwl/ 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

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  1. ^ "Akademi Kernewek - Henwyn Tyller".
  • Weatherhill, Craig Cornish Placenames and Language
  • Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 190. 1961