Teän

Teän ( [ ti ː. Ən ], Cornish ) is one of the Scilly Islands, and is located 1.5 km west of Tresco and 300 m east of St Martin 's. The 16 -acre, uninhabited island is characterized by glacial till and boulders from the last ice age. Granite blocks form the Great Hill, 40 m above sea level the highest point of the island.

The island is an Area of ​​Outstanding Natural Beauty and is managed by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust.

Stone figures and stone graves indicate a settlement as early as the Bronze Age. At low tide wall remains of the Romano- British culture also can be seen. In later times, the island was apparently abandoned and in use until the mid-twentieth century as pasture.

Flora and Fauna

Teän is a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ). In addition to very rare pinks plants, potash salt Krauten and Leguminosae the island has another great plant diversity. Bracken, perennial ryegrass, red clover, field clover, black knapweed, beach thrift and Silene are native here. Furthermore, can be found on the Isles of Scilly typical species such as puffins, kittiwakes, herring gulls, herring gulls, black-backed gulls and the UK very rare red-bearded slave ant.