The Smalls

Extending out from the southwestern toe of Wales is a series of islets, reefs and  rocks. Over the years, numerous vessels have fallen victim to these obstructions as they attempted to thread the relatively narrow St. George Channel between England and Ireland. The furthest west of these obstructions is cluster of rocks known as "The Smalls." This cluster of 20 rocks, some 20 miles from the nearest land, is constantly assaulted by wind and wave, and from every point of the compass. The highest rock of the Smalls rises only 12 feet above high water.