Stac Lee

Stac Lee
Meaning of name"ly": shelter
Stac Lee, St Kilda
Stac Lee, St Kilda
Location
Stac Lee is located in Outer Hebrides
Stac Lee
Stac Lee
Stac Lee shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNA142049
Coordinates57°51′57″N 8°30′35″W / 57.8659°N 8.5097°W / 57.8659; -8.5097
Physical geography
Island groupSt Kilda
Area2.3 ha (6 acres)
Highest elevation172 m (564 ft)
Administration
Council areaOuter Hebrides
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[1][2][3]

Stac Lee (Scottish Gaelic: Stac Lì) is a sea stack in the St Kilda group off the west coast of Scotland. An island Marilyn (a point with topographic prominence of at least 150 m), it is home to part of the world's largest colony of northern gannet.

Martin Martin called the island "Stac-Ly" in 1698.[2] Other sources call it "Stac Lii."[4]

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland.
  2. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey.
  4. ^ Heathcote, Norman (May 1901). "Climbing in St Kilda". Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal. 6 (5): 147–151. Retrieved 30 May 2014.