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    Ramna Stacks

    The Ramna Stacks are a group of skerries in the Shetland islands. They are north of the northern tip of Mainland, and along with nearby Gruney they are a special protection area on account of their birdlife.

    The Point of Fethaland. View northward towards the isle of Gruney and the Ramna Stacks.
    The Point of Fethaland. View northward towards the isle of Gruney and the Ramna Stacks.

    Colin Smith / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    The Ramna Stacks are a group of skerries in the Shetland islands. They are north of the northern tip of Mainland, and along with nearby Gruney they are a special protection area on account of their birdlife. From north to south they consist of:

    Gaut Skerries Outer Stack Scordar Turla Speolk Hyter (formerly Driter) Stab Ofoora Fladda (which has a natural arch and two caves) Flae-ass Barlcudda Gruney and the islet of The Club lie just to the south of the Ramna Stacks. The Ramna Stacks also lent their name to Welsh nu-jazz band, ramnastax.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries15

    Islets

    5

    Rocks & skerries

    15
    • Outer Stack4 m · 0.9 ha
    • Ofoora<0.1 ha
    • Gaut Skerries<0.1 ha
    • Flae-ass<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Stab<0.1 ha
    • Barlcudda<0.1 ha
    • The Club<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Speolk<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m40 m40 mGruney7 mScordar4 mOuter Stack3 mFladda1 mHyter
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1Gruney: 0.08 km²GruneyOuter Stack: 0.9 haOuter StackFladda: 0.9 haFladdaScordar: 0.4 haScordarHyter: 0.2 haHyterTurla: 0.1 haTurlaOfoora: <0.1 haOfooraGaut Skerries: <0.1 haGaut SkerriesFlae-ass: <0.1 haFlae-assUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandStab: <0.1 haStabBarlcudda: <0.1 haBarlcuddaThe Club: <0.1 haThe ClubUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandSpeolk: <0.1 haSpeolkUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Gruney0.08 km²
    Outer Stack0.9 ha
    Fladda0.9 ha
    Scordar0.4 ha
    Hyter0.2 ha
    Turla0.1 ha
    Ofoora<0.1 ha
    Gaut Skerries<0.1 ha
    Flae-ass<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Stab<0.1 ha
    Barlcudda<0.1 ha
    The Club<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Speolk<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs