2017
SX5047 : The Great Mew Stone
taken 7 years ago, near to Heybrook Bay, Devon, England
The Great Mew Stone
A distinctive feature visible from Wembury Beach is the Mewstone, a triangular island which is uninhabited. In the past it has been host to a prison and a private home, as well as a refuge for local smugglers.
The island was painted several times by J M W Turner after sketching it during a sailing trip from Plymouth in 1813. "The Mewstone", painted between 1823 and 1826, was left to the nation by the Turner Bequest and is in the collection of Tate Britain.
The Mewstone is now a bird sanctuary and access is not permitted to visitors.
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