Crim Rocks is a small group of uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly

Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...

, England

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, United Kingdom

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They lie on the western fringe of the Isles of Scilly. They are about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Bishop Rock, and about 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) southwest of Zantman's Rock

Zantman's Rock

Zantman's Rock is located to the west of Land's End, Cornwall, and west from the Isles of Scilly. Viewed from a distance, it is barely visible on the surface of the waters...

. The name may be cognate

Cognate

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 with the Middle Welsh "crimp" meaning "shin, ridge, or ledge." The most conspicuous of the Crim Rocks is the Peaked Rock.

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