The exact position of Rockall and the size and shape of the Rockall Bank were first charted in 1831 by Captain A. T. E. Vidal, a Royal Navy surveyor. The first scientific expedition to Rockall was led by Miller Christy in 1896 when the Royal Irish Academy sponsored a study of the flora and fauna. They chartered the Granuaile.
The exact position of Rockall and the size and shape of the Rockall Bank were first charted in 1831 by Captain A T E Vidal a Royal Navy surveyor The first scientific expedition to Rockall was led by Miller Christy in 1896 when the Royal Irish Academy sponsored a study of the flora and fauna They chartered the Granuaile