Gweal, Isles of Scilly
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Gweal viewed from Bryher
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Gweal (Cornish: Gwithial, meaning place of trees) is one of the Isles of Scilly. It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated.
References
- Weatherhill, Craig Cornish Placenames and Language
- Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 190. 1961
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