Ramna stacks

Ramna stacks
View from the west: Scordar, behind it Outer Stack, then Turla, Speolk, Hyter, Stab, Ofoora and Fladda (from left to right)
Waters	North Atlantic
Geographical location	60 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 60 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  W
Number of islands	9
Main island	Fladda
Total land area	0.028
Residents	uninhabited

The Ramna Stacks are a group of uninhabited islets in the Pacific Northwest to Scotland counting Shetlands , before the Mainland -Halbinsel Northmaven and part of the same Civil Parish . They are located northwest of the island of Gruney and about 2.5 kilometers north of the Point of Fethaland , the northernmost point of the main island of Mainland, in the North Atlantic . The Ramna stacks extend in a north-south direction over a distance of around one kilometer with an expansion in an east-west direction of around 200 meters and reach a height of up to 50 meters. The named ones are called, from north to south:

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island	Area ( ha )	Height ( m )	Coordinates
Gaut Skerries	0.07	...	60 ° 39 '51.7 "  N , 001 ° 19' 00.6"  W.
Outer stack	0.86	...	60 ° 39 '44.7 "  N , 001 ° 18" 46.5 "  W.
Scordar	0.41	44	60 ° 39 ′ 41.7 "  N , 001 ° 18 ′ 57.0"  W.
Turla	0.16	...	60 ° 39 '34.1 "  N , 001 ° 18" 56.4 "  W.
Speolk	0.02	...	60 ° 39 '30.7 "  N , 001 ° 19' 00.2"  W.
Hyter (fr. Driter)	0.18	...	60 ° 39 '28.9 "  N , 001 ° 18' 57.8"  W.
Rod	0.05	...	60 ° 39 '27.5 "  N , 001 ° 18" 55.0 "  W.
Ofoora	0.17	...	60 ° 39 ′ 26.4 "  N , 001 ° 18 ′ 51.8"  W.
Fladda	0.82	...	60 ° 39 '22.4 "  N , 001 ° 18" 52.5 "  W.
Ramna stacks	2.8	50	60 ° 39 ′ 32.0 ″  N , 001 ° 19 ′ 03.0 ″  W.

Only one of the Ramna Stacks Fladda has a significant vegetation, mainly of grasses and based on peat - soil . The other islands in the group are essentially made of bare rock. There is a striking rock gate on Fladda .

The Ramna Stacks are an important breeding ground for various species of seabirds . Together with Gruney, they are therefore designated as both a nature reserve ( SSSI ) and a protected area under the EU Birds Directive (SPA) under the name Ramna Stacks and Gruney . Both also fall under the SSSI Uyea - North Roe Coast .

Web links

Commons : Ramna Stacks  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry Ramna Stacks in the Gazetteer for Scotland (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SSSI Ramna Stacks and Gruney, Site Management Statement. Available online on the Scottish Natural Heritage website , PDF file, 45 kB, accessed July 5, 2018
2. ↑ Information on the SSSI Ramna Stacks and Gruney on the Scottish Natural Heritage website , accessed on July 5, 2018 (English)
3. ↑ Information about the SPA Ramna Stacks and Gruney on the Scottish Natural Heritage website, accessed on July 5, 2018 (English)
4. ↑ Information on SSSI Uyea - North Roe Coast on the Scottish Natural Heritage website, accessed on July 5, 2018 (English)