Longships
Longships is the name given to a group of rocky islets situated approximately 11⁄4 miles (2 km) west of Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[1] The islets are marked by the Longships Lighthouse.
Much of the Longship group is submerged at high water but the three largest islets in the group – Tal-y-Maen, Carn Bras, and Meinek – remain above the high water mark.
Two smaller rocks known as Kettle's Bottom are situated midway between Longship and the coast. The Longships islets (but not Kettle's Bottom rocks) are in the civil parish of Sennen.[2]
The islets are very popular for recreational diving (see also British Sub-Aqua Club). The sea around Longships has clear water with prolific marine life and flora.[3]
Names of the rocks
List of the names of the rocks that make up the reef and their meanings in the Cornish language.
Cein (Cornish: Keyn, meaning back, ridge, or keel)
Farkell Carn (Cornish: Karn Forhel, meaning forked rock-pile)
Tal-y-maen (Cornish: Tal an Meyn, meaning brow of the stones)
Carn Bras (Cornish: Karn Bras, meaning big rock-pile)
Herly (Cornish: Hir Legh, meaning long ledge)
Plassek (Cornish: Plosek, meaning foul one)
Meinek (Cornish: Meynek, meaning stony place)
Shipwrecks
- 1898 S.S. Bluejacket
- 1901, November. 'Mary James.' Built 1862 by Richard Tredwen in Padstow. For most of her life owned by the St. Just family of Harvey James and made many voyages to Wales with copper ore, bringing back coal for the mines. Sank after dismasting.[4]
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ↑ Cornwall Council online mapping; Retrieved June 2010
- ↑ Totnes BSAC website; retrieved June 2010
- ↑ Jenkin, C.J. (2009) Newlyn. 'A view from Street-an-Nowan'. Penryn: R. Booth Ltd.
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Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 05°44′45″W / 50.06611°N 5.74583°W