Gugh could be described as the sixth inhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, but is usually included with St Agnes with which it is joined by a sandy tombolo known as "The Bar" when exposed at low ti
Central Gugh, seen from The Bar
The tombolo looking from St. Agnes towards Gugh
The Isles of Scilly are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of mainland Cornwall. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles further south than the most southerly point of the British m
Men-a-Vaur in the Isles of Scilly
Olaf Tryggvason, who visited the islands in 986. It is said an encounter with a cleric there led him to Christianise Norway.
At the time of King Cnut, Cornwall and Wales fell outside England's rule.
The Isles of Scilly, viewed from the International Space Station