Stac Lee

Stac Lee
Stac Lee, St Kilda
Waters	Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago	St. Kilda
Geographical location	57 ° 52 '3 "  N , 8 ° 30' 6"  W Coordinates: 57 ° 52 '3 "  N , 8 ° 30' 6"  W.
surface	2.3 ha
Highest elevation	172  m
Residents	uninhabited
Location of Stac Lee

Stac Lee ( Scottish Gaelic : Stac Liath , German: "the gray Stac") is a 2.3 hectare, 165-172 meters from the sea protruding rocky island ( Stac ) of the island group of St. Kilda on the west coast of Scotland . Stac Lee is part of the St. Kilda Archipelago, which in turn is mostly included in the Outer Hebrides . Administratively, St. Kilda is one of the Western Isles within Scotland. After the nearby Stac an Armin (191 meters), Stac Lee is the highest Stac in Great Britain .

The rock is about 7.5 kilometers northwest of the main island of Hirta and 550 meters west of Boreray . The Stac rises 220 meters from the sea floor. The altitude information above sea level varies somewhat. There is a small hut on the Stac, which was previously used by bird catchers, but can only be reached from the boat with some skill due to the choppy sea. Otherwise the island is uninhabited.

Stac Lee got a white, icing-like coating from the bird droppings (mainly northern gannets ) deposited on him . The stac is an estimated breeding ground for more than 10,000 birds. As part of the archipelago of St. Kilda he belongs to the World Heritage of UNESCO .

• 

  Stac Lee (front) and Boreray (behind) seen from the west

• 

  Stac to Armin with Boreray on the left and Stac Lee on the right

• 

  View from Hirta. From left to right: Stac to Armin, Stac Lee and Boreray

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heights according to the National Trust for Scotland - St Kilda . Retrieved January 6, 2007.
2. ↑ Gannet colony on Stac Lee and Boreray ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
3. ↑ St Kilda World Heritage

Web links

Commons : Stac Lee  - collection of images, videos and audio files