St Helen's, Isles of Scilly
- St Helen's, Isles of Scilly
St Helen's ( _kw. Ynys Elidius) is one of the Isles of Scilly. An early Christian chapel exists on the island. It is possibly named after a St Elid, a Welsh bishop. The island was once used as a place where ill sailors were left to die.
ee also
*List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly
References
* Weatherhill, Craig "Cornish Placenames and Language"
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