Gwydhyel | |
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 Gweal viewed from Bryher | |
  Gweal | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 49°57′12″N 6°22′12″W / 49.9533°N 6.3700°W |
| OS grid reference | SV867152 |
| Archipelago | Isles of Scilly |
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United Kingdom | |
| Civil parish | Bryher |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Gweal (/ɡwiːl/ GWEEL; Cornish: Gwydhyel, lit. 'place of trees')[1] 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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