Gweal

Gweal

Gweal (Cornish: Gwithial, meaning place of trees) is one of the Isles of Scilly. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated.

References

* Weatherhill, Craig "Cornish Placenames and Language"


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