Gugh

Gugh ( cornish Keow ) is an island of the Isles of Scilly. The island is about a mile long and half a kilometer wide. At its highest point kittern Hill Gugh located 34 m above sea level. The island is the only good 60 meters wide tombolo The bar, The Cove in the south of the Forth in the north separates Conger, connected with St. Agnes.

The granite from which the island consists mainly has arisen in the wake of the Variscan orogeny.

On the island there are several Cairns ( Obadiah 's Barrow ) and menhirs. In particular, the 2.70 m high Old Man of Gugh is a popular photo opportunity for tourists.

In the 17th century began to Gugh with the production of sodium carbonate from kelp. The time-consuming process, the drying and combustion of Seegrasses for the extraction of salt for glass production, it was not until the late 19th century abandoned as a cost-effective, industrial methods were available.

Fauna and Flora

The island is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust with verwalted. On Gugh among other eagles, garden shrews, rabbits, Manx Shearwaters and petrels are native. The island has a wide variety of plants. So here grow Cladonia, blackberries, Real Lungenflechte Viper's bugloss, yellow sweet clover, yellow Wau, Long Haired thyme, pittosporum, beach thistle, beach spurge and beach winds.

Attempts to eliminate the rat infestation on the island have failed so far.