- The Scilly Isles are an archipelago of inhabited and uninhabited islands that lie 28 miles (45km) southwest of Land’s End and are part of the County of Cornwall.
- They were known to the Romans as Scillonia Insula, indicating only one island.
History
- The islands appear to have remained unoccupied by the Romans.
- It was possibly Ictis or Mictis of the Tin Islands of the Ancient Tin Trade of Britannia.
- A Legend exists in Cornwall about a Lost Kingdom called Lyonesse, which was based on a peninsular that once linked Lands End with the Scillies, but was lost in one night.
Bronze Age Sites
- Bronze Age Stones
- Urn Cremations
Museums
- Isles of Scilly Museum
- Church Street, St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly.
- The museum holds a collection of Roman-British Finds.
Isles of Scilly Museum, St Mary’s