St Agnes, Isles of Scilly
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St Agnes is the southernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly. Thus the island's Troy Town Farm is the southernmost settlement in the United Kingdom.
The sandbar from St. Agnes to Gugh
A rock formation on the southwest side of St. Agnes that looks like an elephant
Bible Christian chapel
The Turk's Head, the only pub on St. Agnes
The Scilly naval disaster of 1707 was the loss of four warships of a Royal Navy fleet off the Isles of Scilly in severe weather on 22 October 1707. Between 1,400 and 2,000 sailors lost their lives aboard the wrecked vessels, making the incident one of the worst maritime disasters in British naval history. The disaster has been attributed to a combination of factors, including the navigators' inability to accurately calculate their positions, errors in the available charts and pilot books, and inadequate compasses.
An 18th-century engraving of the disaster, with HMS Association in the centre
Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1650–1707). Oil painting by Michael Dahl
The Isles of Scilly. The Western Rocks, Crim Rocks and Bishop Rock all are in the lower left of this image.
Shovell's monument in Westminster Abbey by Grinling Gibbons