Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Burgh Island
Height: 48m / 157ft • Prominence: 48m / 157ft • Summit : ground by covered water tank • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

24DEV250a Kestrel, Burgh Island
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus Faucon crécerelle / Turmfalke
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon burghisland nature wildlife animal bird raptor falcon kestrel 54323648023

24DEV258 Kestrel, Burgh Island
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus Faucon crécerelle / Turmfalke
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon burghisland nature wildlife animal bird raptor falcon kestrel cliff flower plant thrift 54314689596

24DEV264 Kestrel, Burgh Island
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus Faucon crécerelle / Turmfalke
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon burghisland nature wildlife animal bird raptor falcon kestrel cliff plant thrift 54334035641

24DEV274 Burgh Island and canoeists from Bigbury-on-Sea
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon bigburyonsea burghisland landscape island sea coast shore sport boat canoe 54319776740

24DEV277 The beach at Challaborough
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon challaborough landscape beach coast shore sea stream water sand rock 54331896589

24DEV278 Pied wagtail, Challaborough beach
Motacilla alba yarrellii Bergeronnette de Yarrell / Trauerbachstelze
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon challaborough nature wildlife animal bird wagtail whitewagtail piedwagtail stream water stone 54336564820
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.

24DEV250a Kestrel, Burgh Island
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus Faucon crécerelle / Turmfalke
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon burghisland nature wildlife animal bird raptor falcon kestrel 54323648023

24DEV258 Kestrel, Burgh Island
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus Faucon crécerelle / Turmfalke
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon burghisland nature wildlife animal bird raptor falcon kestrel cliff flower plant thrift 54314689596

24DEV264 Kestrel, Burgh Island
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus Faucon crécerelle / Turmfalke
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon burghisland nature wildlife animal bird raptor falcon kestrel cliff plant thrift 54334035641

24DEV274 Burgh Island and canoeists from Bigbury-on-Sea
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon bigburyonsea burghisland landscape island sea coast shore sport boat canoe 54319776740

24DEV277 The beach at Challaborough
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon challaborough landscape beach coast shore sea stream water sand rock 54331896589

24DEV278 Pied wagtail, Challaborough beach
Motacilla alba yarrellii Bergeronnette de Yarrell / Trauerbachstelze
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon challaborough nature wildlife animal bird wagtail whitewagtail piedwagtail stream water stone 54336564820

24DEV280 Umbellifer, between Challaborough and Bigbury-on-Sea
Ombellifère / Doldenblütler
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon nature plant umbellifer apiaciae 54341883461

24DEV281 Spotted medick, between Challaborough and Bigbury-on-Sea
Medicago arabica Luzerne d'Arabie ou luzerne tachetée / Arabischer Schneckenklee
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon challaborough nature plant flower leaf 54346441770

24DEV285 Looking west along the coast from the Burgh Island causeway
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon bigburyonsea burghisland landscape coast shore beach sand water sea cliff sky cloud 54350884498

24DEV287 Looking west from Bigbury-on-Sea at sunset
16-May-24 • bentolley1 • flickr
england devon bigburyonsea landscape coast shore sea beach water sky sunset 54351782907

17888 Burgh Island b
Parked before the village where there are 11 free parking spaces. Then down to the beach 1 hour before low tide. Easy access to summit.
06-Oct-22 • Dugswell2 • flickr
nearbigburyonsea devon bigburybay burghisland formerchapelhuershut p47 tump sib 52477688988
Videos
One night stay at the famous Burgh Island Hotel (as featured in Agatha Christie's Evil Under The Sun) for my birthday. WARNING: ...
Photos from the Burgh Island Hotel, Burgh Island, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Devon, England. August 2021.
The Burgh Island Hotel located on a small island off the South Devon coast in England is an art deco delight. The hotel was used ...
Taken with a Gopro on a Phantom Vision in late March 2015. Burgh island and the surrounding area is a spectacular part of South ...
This hotel is cut off twice a day by the tide from two directions so judging when is the latest to leave the hotel is quite an intersting ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.