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<< Our Photo Pages >> Curiosities of St Agnes - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Isles of Scilly

Submitted by PAB on Saturday, 25 April 2020  Page Views: 630

Natural PlacesSite Name: Curiosities of St Agnes
Country: England County: Isles of Scilly Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature

Map Ref: SV8807
Latitude: 49.881726N  Longitude: 6.344734W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
2

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Curiosities of St Agnes - Chief Beaky
Curiosities of St Agnes - Chief Beaky submitted by PAB : Chief Beaky, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly – Photo taken June 2009. (Vote or comment on this photo)
St Agnes, one of the the Isles of Scilly has many natural outcrops, except at full moon, when they come alive... (allegedly!)

Generalised grid reference only within SV8807 given, as they will probably have moved on by now.
Photos taken June 2009.
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Curiosities of St Agnes - Sea horse
Curiosities of St Agnes - Sea horse submitted by PAB : Sea horse, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Natural outcrop, perhaps... Approximate location. Photo taken June 2009. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Curiosities of St Agnes
Curiosities of St Agnes submitted by Bladup : I certainly didn't expect to see a massive stone Pac Man though! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Curiosities of St Agnes
Curiosities of St Agnes submitted by Bladup : Another very creature-like outcrop, I'm not sure what the creature is though, Maybe a dragon's head or something like that, I'm sure PAB would see something good though! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Curiosities of St Agnes
Curiosities of St Agnes submitted by Bladup : I thought I'd add this for PAB, As his mind was clearly exploding in seeing all the animal forms in the outcrops of St Agnes, We thought the stone in the foreground looked like a whales tail, Then to our surprise we noticed the whales head was also sticking out the ground (In the background on the left) (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Curiosities of St Agnes
Curiosities of St Agnes submitted by PAB : Bear, pretending to be a sloth... Photo taken June 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Curiosities of St Agnes - Toad
Curiosities of St Agnes - Toad submitted by PAB : Toad of St Agnes, Isles of Scilly

Curiosities of St Agnes - Cornucopia, example I
Curiosities of St Agnes - Cornucopia, example I submitted by PAB : The shy member of the cornucopia. Assuming of course that this term can be applied to sea slugs as well as to terrestrial ones? Photo, June 2002

 Curiosities of St Agnes - Hungry horse
Curiosities of St Agnes - Hungry horse submitted by PAB : Hungry horse, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Natural outcrops, with 5ft marker for scale, and for supper if she's not careful... Photo taken June 2009.

 Curiosities of St Agnes - Horse's head
Curiosities of St Agnes - Horse's head submitted by PAB : Horse's head, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly June 2009

 Curiosities of St Agnes - Grumpy old men
Curiosities of St Agnes - Grumpy old men submitted by PAB : Grumpy old men, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly

Curiosities of St Agnes - Curly
Curiosities of St Agnes - Curly submitted by PAB : Curly. St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, natural outcrops, Photo taken June 2009.

Curiosities of St Agnes - Camel head
Curiosities of St Agnes - Camel head submitted by PAB : Camel head, St Agnes Camel is looking north, view behind him/her is west towards Bishop's Rock lighthouse. St Agnes, Isles of Scilly – one of many natural outcrops on St Agnes, except at full moon, when they come alive... Approximate location only, within SV8807 as camels are nomadic, so may have moved since photo was taken in June 2009.

Curiosities of St Agnes - Beaky pair, Isles of Scilly
Curiosities of St Agnes - Beaky pair, Isles of Scilly submitted by PAB : Pair of beaky creatures, St Agnes St Agnes, Isles of Scilly – one of many natural outcrops, except at full moon, when they come alive... Generalised grid reference only within SV8807 given, as they will probably have moved on by now. (But mainly as I took photos just for fun, so didn’t record precise location of each) Photo taken June 2009.

Curiosities of St Agnes - Beached whale
Curiosities of St Agnes - Beached whale submitted by PAB : Beached whale, St Agnes, Scilly - sharpened to highlight the whale....in case you didn't spot it! Photo taken June 2009.

Curiosities of St Agnes - Beached whale
Curiosities of St Agnes - Beached whale submitted by PAB : Beached whale, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly – one of many natural outcrops, except at full moon, when they come alive... Generalised grid reference only - within SV8807 given, as they will probably have moved on by now. (But mainly as I took photos just for fun, so didn’t record precise location of each) Photo taken June 2009.

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