Out Stack
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muckle Flugga Lighthouse and Hermaness.
Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Muckle Flugga lighthouse punctuates the rocky stack of Muckle Flugga, in Shetland, Scotland. Originally called North Unst Lighthouse, it was renamed in 1964.
Hermaness
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermaness is the northernmost headland of Unst, the most northerly inhabited island of Shetland, Scotland. It consists of huge sea cliffs and moorland, making it an ideal habitat for a variety of birds. Hermaness is situated 2½ miles southwest of Out Stack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skaw and Burrafirth.
Skaw
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skaw is a settlement in the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of Unst. It is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom. Skaw is situated 3½ miles southeast of Out Stack.
Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrafirth links is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. Burrafirth is situated 4 miles south of Out Stack.
Haroldswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haroldswick or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles. Haroldswick is situated 5 miles south of Out Stack.
Out Stack
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island, rock, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.86023° or 60° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
-0.87378° or 0° 52′ 26″ westOpen location code
9CGXV46G+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1190004099OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Out Stack from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Out Stack” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Out Stack”
- Cebuano: “Out Stack”
- Chinese: “欧特斯塔克岛”
- Danish: “Out Stack”
- Dutch: “Out Stack”
- Finnish: “Out Stack”
- French: “Out Stack”
- German: “Out Stack”
- Hausa: “Out Stack”
- Hausa: “Rashin Tarin”
- Hebrew: “אאוט סטאק”
- Hebrew: “אוטסטה”
- Icelandic: “Útstakkur”
- Italian: “Out Stack”
- Japanese: “アウト・スタック島”
- Japanese: “アウトスタック”
- Japanese: “アウトスタック島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oosta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Out Stack”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Out Stack”
- Norwegian: “Out Stack”
- Portuguese: “Out Stack”
- Pushto: “اوت سټیک”
- Russian: “Аут Стек”
- Russian: “Аут Стэк”
- Russian: “Аут-Стак”
- Scots: “Ootsta”
- Scots: “Out Stack”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Out Stack”
- Spanish: “Oosta”
- Spanish: “Out Stack”
- Swedish: “Out Stack”
- Welsh: “Out Stack”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Greing and Wurs Stack.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Out Stack”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.