Crim Rocks

Crim Rocks

Peaked Rock, one of the Crim Rocks, and the most westerly piece of land of England
Crim Rocks

 Crim Rocks shown within Isles of Scilly
OS grid reference SV802092
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Crim Rocks (Cornish: An Creeban) is a small group of uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom.

They lie on the western fringe of the Isles of Scilly.[1] They are about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Bishop Rock,[2] and about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southwest of Zantman's Rock. The name may be cognate with the Middle Welsh "crimp" meaning "shin, ridge, or ledge."[1] The most conspicuous of the Crim Rocks is the Peaked Rock.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Andrew Breeze, (2007), Cornish toponyms: Crim Rocks, Darite, Perranuthnoe, Port Isaac, and Treverva. Celtica Vol. 25, page 2
  2. ^ a b Great Britain, Hydrographic Dept, (1891), Sailing directions for the west coast of England, page 26

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