Wolf Rock, Cornwall
Historical Description
Wolf Rock, a skerry 8½ miles SSW of Land's End, in Cornwall. It takes its name from the roar raised by the dashing of the sea upon it, and is surmounted by a lighthouse.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Maps
Online maps of Wolf Rock are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)