| An Creeban | |
|---|---|
) Peaked Rock, one of the Crim Rocks, and the westernmost point of England | |
)  Crim Rocks | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 49°53′48″N 6°27′00″W / 49.8967°N 6.4500°W |
| OS grid reference | 25 |
| Archipelago | Isles of Scilly |
| Administration | |
United Kingdom | |
| Civil parish | Bryher |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Crim Rocks (Cornish: Kribyn "little reef")[1] is a small group of uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom.
The Crim Rocks are the most westward of the archipelago's Western Rocks,[2][3] therefore making them the westernmost point of England. They are approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Bishop Rock,[4] and about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southwest of Zantman's Rock. The name may be cognate with the Middle Welsh "crimp" meaning "shin, ridge, or ledge."[2] The most conspicuous of the Crim Rocks is the Peaked Rock.[4] At least thirty ships are known to have been wrecked on the Crims.[3]
See also
- List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly
- List of extreme points of the United Kingdom
References
- ^ "Akademi Kernewek - Henwyn Tyller".
- ^ a b Andrew Breeze, (2007), Cornish toponyms: Crim Rocks, Darite, Perranuthnoe, Port Isaac, and Treverva. Celtica Vol. 25, page 2
- ^ a b Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly. Nairn: Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4.
- ^ a b Great Britain, Hydrographic Dept, (1891), Sailing directions for the west coast of England, page 26