
What is recorded here
Gimble Porth is a small bay on the Isles of Scilly, featuring coastal rock formations primarily composed of granite, typical of the region's geological makeup. The granite dates to the late Devonian to early Carboniferous period, around 360–340 million years ago, and was formed by the slow cooling of intrusive igneous rock beneath the Earth's surface, later exposed by erosion.
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Places near here
Tregarthen HillMountain / peak · 478 yd
Dolphin sculpture, Old GrimsbyPublic sculpture · 551 yd
NorthwethelIslet · 574 yd
Piper's Hole CaveCave or cavern · 605 yd
Raven PorthBeach / strand · 631 yd
King Charles' CastleListed building · 830 yd
Church of St NicholasListed building · 877 yd
Green PorthBeach / strand · 921 yd
Cromwell's Castle mid-17th century blockhouse and 18th century gun platform on the western coast of Castle Down, TrescoScheduled monument · 940 yd
Peashopper IslandIslet · 1015 yd
Hell BayBay · 1649 ydOther information
Photo: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0