Long and Short Island
Long and Short Island are two rock stacks off Firebeacon hill at Trevalga. The names of Long and Short Island are known to date back at least as far as the 1750s, and are presumed to refer to the respective heights of the two rocky islets, with Long Island reported as being 300ft high. There are large seabird colonies on both islets and a few pairs of puffins are sometimes seen nesting here; before the mid-20th century, there were many more.
Mentioned in walks
- Boscastle to Rocky Valley (6.2 mile walk)
- Boscastle to Tintagel (via bus) (5.5 mile walk)
- St Nectan's Glen and Trevillett Valley (4.8 mile walk)