The Islands Archives - About Scilly

The tiny uninhabited island of Nornour is part of the group known as the Eastern Isles. It lies to the

Samson – A Deserted Island

To most people Samson is the pretty island with two hills that is in all the photos of sunsets. But

St Martin’s is the northernmost inhabited island in the Isles of Scilly. It is known in Cornish as Brechiek meaning

The Isles of Scilly The Isles of Scilly is a small archipelago of islands approximately 30 miles of the tip

The smallest island in the world with a building on it is Bishop Rock in the Isles of Scilly. It

The most remote of the inhabited islands of Scilly is St Agnes. Separated from the rest of the islands by

Bryher, meaning “Place of Hills” is the smallest of the inhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly. It is situated

Introduction to Tresco The word Tresco means “Island of Elder Trees”, and in Cornish it is known as Enys Skaw.

Introduction to St Mary’s St Mary’s is the largest of the islands that make up the archipelago known as the