Stac Shoaigh
Stac Shoaigh is a sea stack rising 62 metres from the Atlantic Ocean, located between the islands of Hirta and Soay in the St Kilda archipelago in Scotland.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: sea Stack off St. Kilda, Scotland
- Also known as: “Soay Stac” and “Stac Soay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stac Biorach and Stac Dona.
Stac Biorach
Islet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stac Biorach is a sea stack, 73 metres tall, situated in the Sound of Soay between the islands of Hirta and Soay in the St Kilda archipelago of Scotland.
Stac Dona
Islet
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stac Dona is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is between the islands of Hirta and Soay and has a height of 27 meters.
Soay
Island
Photo: Olaf1950, Public domain.
Soay is an uninhabited islet in the St Kilda archipelago, Scotland. The name is from Old Norse Sauðey, meaning "island of sheep". The island is part of the St Kilda World Heritage Site and home to a primitive breed of sheep.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Mor and St Kilda.
St Kilda
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Kilda is a small archipelago in the Atlantic, 40 miles west of the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland, of which it's administratively part. Hirta is the main island, and there is no island called St Kilda.
Stac Shoaigh
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.82848° or 57° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
-8.61969° or 8° 37′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C9HR9HJ+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 788981367OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stac Shoaigh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stac Shoaigh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Stac Shoaigh”
- Swedish: “Stac Shoaigh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Laimhrig na Sròine and A‘ Chala.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Cambir and Mol Shoaigh.
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