The Isles of Scilly is a small archipelago of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 miles off the coast of Cornwall at the south-western tip of the United Kingdom.
Scilly could bederived from Sillina a Roman word meaning 'place-of' or 'island-of'. Roman Scilly appears to have been a pilgrimage centre, dominated by a marine goddess. On old maps the islands were called Sorlingus, this could be a corruption of salt ling (fish). Where are the Isles?
Therefore between 1741 and 1746 substantial stone walls and gun batteries were built along the south side of the Garrison. The progress of this brief but substantial building programme can be followed through a series of maps, the financial records of the Board of Ordnance and by examining the ...
This App is designed for use when visiting or living on the Isles of Scilly. As you walk the coastal paths and country lanes of the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly, your phone will alert you when you have reached a point of interest. Use the Museum on the Move maps to...
While you’re walking you’ll come across an abundance of wildlife, flora and fauna, photo opportunities, shops and honesty stalls, picnic stops and more. Incredibly beautiful as the Isles of Scilly are, it’s the people who live on the islands year-round that make the vi...
Palaeogeography maps were produced applying the sea level curve to a new combined bathymetric and topographic model for Scilly. Scilly separated from the mainland around 11500 cal BP, and the islands obtained their modern configuration around 4000 cal BP.The palaeogeography, palaeoecological and the ...