Longships, Cornwall

The Longships is the name given to a group of rocky islets situated approximately 11⁄4 miles (2 km) west of Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

[1] The islets are marked by the Longships Lighthouse, the current structure being first lit in December 1873.

The islets are very popular for recreational diving, the sea has clear water with prolific marine life and flora.

The reef is within a metamorphic aureole formed after the granite intruded the earlier Devonian rocks between 268 and 275 million years ago, during the Permian period.

One of the earliest recorded on the Longships, is an unidentified ship lost at the Long Shipps in 1532 reported by the bayliffe John Penheleg.

A view of the Longships from the mainland