Samson

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Samson is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares in size. The island consists of two hills, North Hill and South Hill, which are connected by an isthmus on which the former inhabitants built many of their sturdy stone cottages. Samson was named after Samson of Dol. ()

Alternative names: Area: 93.9 acres (0.1467 mi²)Archipelago: Isles of ScillyCoordinates: 49°55'58"N, 6°21'10"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Tresco Priory, Halangy Down, St Nicholas's Church, Old Blockhouse.

1.4 miNE
Monastery
Tresco Priory, Tresco
36 min walk • Tresco Priory is a former monastic settlement on Tresco, Isles of Scilly founded in 946 AD. It was re-founded as the Priory of St Nicholas by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114.
2 miE
Prehistoric site
Halangy Down, Isles of Scilly
51 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.
1.9 miNE
Church
St Nicholas's Church, Tresco
49 min walk • St Nicholas's Church, Tresco, is a parish church in the Church of England located in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK.
2.1 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Old Blockhouse, Tresco
54 min walk • The Old Blockhouse, also known as the Dover Fort, is a 16th-century fortification on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. It was built between 1548 and 1551 by the government of Edward VI to protect the islands against French attack.
1.3 miNE
Botanical garden, Fishing charters and tours, Boat tours
Tresco Abbey Gardens, Tresco
33 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.
2.1 miN
View point, Historical place, Forts and castles
King Charles's Castle, Tresco
55 min walk • King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly.
2.2 miSE
Church
St Mary's Methodist Church
56 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.
2.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Harry's Walls, Isles of Scilly
59 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.
2 miE
Ruins, Prehistoric site
Bant's Carn, St Mary's
52 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.
2.3 miSE
Windmill
Buzza Tower, St Mary's
59 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.
2.1 miSE
Area
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly
54 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.