Steep Holm, Bird colony on limestone island in North Somerset, England.
The 78-meter high limestone formation rises from the Bristol Channel with steep cliffs that provide nesting spots for numerous seabirds.
The island contains military structures from the 1860s, including ten rifled muzzle loaders that were installed as part of the Palmerston Forts defense system.
Archaeological evidence reveals continuous human presence since the Iron Age, with findings of Roman pottery, worked flints, and remnants of an Augustinian priory.
Visitors can reach the island through organized boat trips, allowing for a 12-hour exploration period determined by the Bristol Channel's tidal patterns.
The Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust maintains this Site of Special Scientific Interest, where wild Mediterranean peonies grow among military fortifications.
Location: North Somerset
Elevation above the sea: 78 m
Width: 400 m
Made from material: limestone
GPS coordinates: 51.33972,-3.10972
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:52
Birnbeck Pier
8.2 km
Brean Down Fort
5.4 km
Sully Island
8.6 km
Lavernock Battery
8.5 km
Flat Holm Lighthouse
4 km
Church of St Bridget
8.3 km
Spring Cove Cliffs
8.4 km
Monkstone Lighthouse
8.4 km
Holy Trinity Church
8.6 km
Former Isolation Hospital (Main Block) Flat Holm Island
4.3 km
Church of St Lawrence
8.6 km
Flat Holm
4 km
Knightstone Pavilion and Opera House
8.5 km
Two Palmerstonian gun batteries on Steep Holm
168 m
Laundry Building to former Isolation Hospital, Flat Holm
4.4 km
Former Fog Station including former keeper's house and enclosure walls
4.3 km
The Barracks
102 m
Oil Store and enclosure walls at Flatholm Lighthouse
4.1 km
Tombstone Battery
341 m
Laboratory Battery
269 m
Toll House Lodge
8.2 km
Lifeboat House And Slipway
8 km
Clock Tower
8 km
Limekiln
338 m
Garden Battery
349 m
Summit Battery
152 m
The farmhouse, Steep Holm
284 m
Steep Holm the entrance
403 mReviews
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