Little Arthur

Island in Cornwall

England

Little Arthur

A track on eastern St Martinâs The track runs uphill from the eastern end of Higher Town Bay to the Chapel Down and the Daymark. — A track on eastern St Martinâs Credit: David Lally

Little Arthur, Cornwall is a small island located off the coast of Cornwall, England. Named after the legendary King Arthur, this island measures approximately 1.5 acres in size. Situated in the Atlantic Ocean, it is part of the Isles of Scilly archipelago.

Little Arthur boasts stunning natural beauty with its rocky shores, sandy beaches, and lush vegetation. The island is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, making it a haven for nature enthusiasts and birdwatchers. Visitors can expect to see a variety of seabirds, including puffins, gulls, and cormorants.

The island's rocky coastline provides ample opportunities for exploration and rock-pooling. Its clear waters are perfect for swimming and snorkeling, offering glimpses of marine life such as seals and dolphins. The sandy beach on the island's southern side provides a picturesque spot for picnics and sunbathing.

Little Arthur has a rich history, with evidence of human habitation dating back to the Bronze Age. It is believed that the island was once used for farming and fishing. Today, the remains of ancient stone structures can still be seen, adding to the island's charm and intrigue.

Access to Little Arthur is by boat, with regular services available from the nearby town of St. Mary's. The island offers no accommodation or amenities, making it a truly secluded and tranquil destination for day trips or camping. Visitors are advised to bring their own provisions and be respectful of the island's delicate ecosystem.

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A track on eastern St Martinâs The track runs uphill from the eastern end of Higher Town Bay to the Chapel Down and the Daymark.

A track on eastern St Martinâs

The track runs uphill from the eastern end of Higher Town Bay to the Chapel Down and the Daymark.

St Mary's Harbour Pilot Boat in Crow Sound

St Mary's Harbour Pilot Boat in Crow Sound

Isles of Scilly, Eastern Isles from Crow Sound The large island in the background is St Martin&#039;s.

Isles of Scilly, Eastern Isles from Crow Sound

The large island in the background is St Martin's.

Hats South Cardinal Marker, Crow Sound A cardinal mark is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water. The direction of its two conical top marks indicates the safest side to pass. In this case, both cones are pointing down which indicates that shipping should pass on the south side of the buoy (to avoid the Hats shallows and an uncovering boiler structure from a wreck in the sound. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_mark" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_mark">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Cardinal Mark, Wikipedia).

Hats South Cardinal Marker, Crow Sound

A cardinal mark is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water. The direction of its two conical top marks indicates the safest side to pass. In this case, both cones are pointing down which indicates that shipping should pass on the south side of the buoy (to avoid the Hats shallows and an uncovering boiler structure from a wreck in the sound. Link

(Cardinal Mark, Wikipedia).

Isles of Scilly. Little Ganinick One of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Part of the larger island of Great Ganinick (with more vegetation) can be seen behind (and slightly to the right of) Little Ganinick.

Isles of Scilly. Little Ganinick

One of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Part of the larger island of Great Ganinick (with more vegetation) can be seen behind (and slightly to the right of) Little Ganinick.

Isles of Scilly, Great Arthur Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three.

Isles of Scilly, Great Arthur

Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three.

Isles of Scilly, Rocky Ledge between Middle and Great Arthur Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three.

Isles of Scilly, Rocky Ledge between Middle and Great Arthur

Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three.

Isles of Scilly, Middle Arthur Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three.

Isles of Scilly, Middle Arthur

Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three.

Middle Arthur, Arthur Quay Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three.

The three rocky islands are joined by two beaches forming a crescent around Arthur Porth.

Middle Arthur, Arthur Quay

Great, Middle and Little Arthur are three of the Eastern Isles, a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Arthur, as its name suggests, is the largest of the three. The three rocky islands are joined by two beaches forming a crescent around Arthur Porth.

Rocky Shore, Little Ganilly Little Ganilly (Cornish: Goonhyli Bian, little salt water down) lies just to the north of Little Arthur.

Rocky Shore, Little Ganilly

Little Ganilly (Cornish: Goonhyli Bian, little salt water down) lies just to the north of Little Arthur.

Great Ganilly, West Porth Great Ganilly (Cornish: Goonhyli Meur) is the largest of the Eastern Isles and consists of two hills joined together by a low sandy neck.

Great Ganilly, West Porth

Great Ganilly (Cornish: Goonhyli Meur) is the largest of the Eastern Isles and consists of two hills joined together by a low sandy neck.

Isles of Scilly, Nornour Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It lies to the north of Great Ganilly to which it is joined by a boulder causeway at low tide. There is a small area of heath on the hill with heather and bell heather.

Isles of Scilly, Nornour

Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It lies to the north of Great Ganilly to which it is joined by a boulder causeway at low tide. There is a small area of heath on the hill with heather and bell heather.

Rocky Ledge between Nornour and Great Ganilly Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It is connected to Great Ganilly by a boulder causeway during low tide. The pyramidal island in the background is Hanjague, which is approximately 1 kilometre away.

Rocky Ledge between Nornour and Great Ganilly

Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It is connected to Great Ganilly by a boulder causeway during low tide. The pyramidal island in the background is Hanjague, which is approximately 1 kilometre away.

The Eastern Isles, Nornour Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It lies to the north of Great Ganilly and is connected to it by a boulder causeway that is visible only during low tide. There is a small area of heath on the hill with heather and bell heather.

The Eastern Isles, Nornour

Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It lies to the north of Great Ganilly and is connected to it by a boulder causeway that is visible only during low tide. There is a small area of heath on the hill with heather and bell heather.

Isles of Scilly, Nornour Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It lies to the north of Great Ganilly to which it is joined by a boulder causeway at low tide.

Isles of Scilly, Nornour

Nornour (Cornish: Ar No) consists of one hill covered in bracken. It lies to the north of Great Ganilly to which it is joined by a boulder causeway at low tide.

Rocks on the North Coast of Nornour The Eastern Isles (Cornish: Enesow Goonhyli) are a group of twelve small uninhabited islands located to the south–east of St Martin&#039;s. The islands lie within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna (<span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Isles" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Isles">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Wikipedia).

Rocks on the North Coast of Nornour

The Eastern Isles (Cornish: Enesow Goonhyli) are a group of twelve small uninhabited islands located to the south–east of St Martin's. The islands lie within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna (Link

Wikipedia).

Isles of Scilly, Nornour The Eastern Isles (Cornish: Enesow Goonhyli) are a group of twelve small uninhabited islands located to the south–east of St Martin&#039;s. The islands lie within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna (<span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Isles" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Isles">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Wikipedia).

Isles of Scilly, Nornour

The Eastern Isles (Cornish: Enesow Goonhyli) are a group of twelve small uninhabited islands located to the south–east of St Martin's. The islands lie within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna (Link

Wikipedia).

Isles of Scilly Eastern Isles Looking through the gap between Nornour (on the right) and Great Ganilly.

Isles of Scilly Eastern Isles

Looking through the gap between Nornour (on the right) and Great Ganilly.

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Little Arthur is located at Grid Ref: SV9413 (Lat: 49.946887, Lng: -6.2645386)

Division: Isles of Scilly

Unitary Authority: Isles of Scilly

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

What 3 Words

///fell.keyboards.sleepy. Near St Martin's, Isles of Scilly

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Located within 500m of 49.946887,-6.2645386

Eastern Isles

Place: island

Wikidata: Q1278198

Wikipedia: en:Eastern Isles

Lat/Long: 49.9495656/-6.2610838

Arthur Porth

Natural: bay

Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView

Lat/Long: 49.9455723/-6.2645239

Middle Arthur

Place: locality

Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView

Lat/Long: 49.9457654/-6.2668947

Great Arthur

Place: locality

Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView

Lat/Long: 49.9435087/-6.2638278

Ladies' Ledge

Place: locality

Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView

Lat/Long: 49.9475121/-6.2625404

Arthur Quay

Place: locality

Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView

Lat/Long: 49.9469517/-6.2669521

Little Ganilly Neck

Place: locality

Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView

Lat/Long: 49.9479336/-6.2673995

Ladies' Ledge Neck

Place: locality

Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView

Lat/Long: 49.9470984/-6.2614565

Ragged Island

Place: island

Lat/Long: 49.9463119/-6.2579511

Natural: peak

Lat/Long: 49.9434772/-6.2643231

Natural: peak

Lat/Long: 49.9456521/-6.2669731

Natural: peak

Lat/Long: 49.9490385/-6.2689955

Frenchman's Rock

Place: islet

Lat/Long: 49.9434804/-6.2612261

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