Gweal
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Gweal | |
Gweal seen from Bryher | |
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Grid reference: | SV867152 |
Area: | 14½ acres |
Highest point: | 105 feet |
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Gweal is one of the uninhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher.
The island's name is from the Cornish Gwithial, meaning place of trees, a name which perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated.
References
- Weatherhill, Craig Cornish Placenames and Language
Isles of Scilly |
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St Mary's •
St Agnes •
Tresco •
Bryher •
St Martin's •
Gugh
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