Annet

#5626 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Annet is the second largest of the fifty or so uninhabited Isles of Scilly, 1 kilometre west of St Agnes with a length of 1 kilometre and approximately 22 hectares in area. The low-lying island is almost divided in two by a narrow neck of land at West Porth which can, at times, be covered by waves. At the northern end of the island are the two granite carns of Annet Head and Carn Irish and three smaller carns known as the Haycocks. The rocky outcrops on the southern side of the island, such as South Carn, are smaller. Annet is a bird sanctuary and the main seabird breeding site in Scilly. ()

Alternative names: Area: 51.89 acres (0.0811 mi²)Archipelago: Isles of ScillyCoordinates: 49°53'44"N, 6°22'22"W

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Annet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Porth Hellick, St Agnes Lighthouse, St Mary's Old Church, Halangy Down.

4.2 miE
49°54'58"N • 6°17'5"W
Porth Hellick
107 min walk • Beach
1.2 miE
Lighthouse
St Agnes Lighthouse, St Agnes
32 min walk • St. Agnes lighthouse is a 17th century lighthouse situated on St Agnes on the Isles of Scilly. It was the second to be built in the western approaches; it was also only the second lighthouse station to be established by Trinity House.
3.2 miE
Church
St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's
83 min walk • St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in Old Town on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
3.8 miNE
Prehistoric site
Halangy Down, Isles of Scilly
97 min walk • Halangy Down is a prehistoric settlement located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly. The ancient site covers the lower slope of Halangy Down hill, overlooking the coastal inlet between the island of St. Mary's and Tresco Island.
3.9 miNE
Botanical garden, Fishing charters and tours, Boat tours
Tresco Abbey Gardens, Tresco
101 min walk • Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17 acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built.
3 miNE
Church
St Mary's Methodist Church
77 min walk • St Mary's Methodist Church, Hugh Town is a Methodist church in Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly. It is currently Grade II listed.
3.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Harry's Walls, Isles of Scilly
85 min walk • Harry's Walls are the remains of an unfinished artillery fort, started in 1551 by the government of Edward VI to defend the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
3.8 miNE
Ruins, Prehistoric site
Bant's Carn, St Mary's
97 min walk • Bant's Carn is a Bronze Age entrance grave located on a steep slope on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. The tomb is one of the best examples of a Scillonian entrance grave. Below Bant's Carn, lies the remains of the Iron Age village of Halangy Down.
3.1 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Peninnis Lighthouse, St Mary's
80 min walk • Peninnis Lighthouse is situated on Peninnis Head, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
3 miNE
Windmill
Buzza Tower, St Mary's
77 min walk • Buzza Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly now used as a camera obscura. The tower was built in 1821 as a windmill.
2.9 miNE
Area
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly
74 min walk • Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.