A view of the pub before renovation

The pub was named after the sevenstones reef, an outcrop of rocks that lies some miles off Lands end to the East-North-East of St.Martins.The reef is notriously dangerous to shipping and over 250 wrecks have been recorded there since the 17th century. The earliest known wreck was the "Revenge" which foundered on the reef on the 30th November 1674, with the loss of all but 2 of the 17 crew
In response to this a lightship was introduced in 1840, and one still operates in the area to this day - however wrecks continued to happen at the rate of more than one a year well into the 20th century - this included HMS Pincher a royal navy destroyer which sank on the 24th July 1918.
However probably the most famous and devastating wreck evr to occur was that of the super tanker the Torrey Cannyon, at the time of its loss it was one of the worlds largest tankers carrying 119,328 tonnes of crude oil. It hit the reef on the 18th March 1967 and quickly broke up - it was subsequently bombed to burn off the oil but still caused an oil slick 30 miles long by 8 miles wide which badly damaged the Cornish coast. As a result a 5 mile exclusion zone to shipping was put into place around Scilly to prevent such a disaster ever happening again.