2017

SX4947 : Great Mew Stone

taken 7 years ago, near to Heybrook Bay, Devon, England

Great Mew Stone
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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SX4947, 8 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 November, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4995 4731 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:18.3958N 4:6.5110W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 5007 4827
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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