Burgh Island
View from Bigbury-on-Sea | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | English Channel |
| Coordinates | 50°16′47″N 3°54′01″W / 50.27972°N 3.90028°W |
| Administration | |
| Constituent country | England |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Shire district | South Hams |
| Additional information | |
| NB: Burgh Island is a tidal island | |
Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel. The other buildings are three private houses, and a pub, the Pilchard Inn, which dates to the 14th century. The island is strongly associated with writer Agatha Christie, who often visited and used the island and its hotel as a setting and inspiration for two famous novels: And Then There Were None (1939) and Evil Under the Sun (1941).