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    Stac an Armin

    Stac an Àrmainn

    57°53′N 8°30′W

    Stac an Armin (Scottish Gaelic: Stac an Àrmainn) is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago. It is 196 metres (643 ft) tall, qualifying it as a Marilyn. It is the highest sea stack in Scotland and the British Isles.

    Boreray island with Stac An Armin and Stac Lee seen from Hirta St Kilda - taken during a trip to Scotland - taken by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on / mehr Aufnahmen auf www.snowmanstudios.de
    Boreray island with Stac An Armin and Stac Lee seen from Hirta St Kilda - taken during a trip to Scotland - taken by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on / mehr Aufnahmen auf www.snowmanstudios.de

    Thomas Fuhrmann / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    57°53′N 8°30′W

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    Overview

    Stac an Armin (Scottish Gaelic: Stac an Àrmainn) is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago. It is 196 metres (643 ft) tall, qualifying it as a Marilyn. It is the highest sea stack in Scotland and the British Isles. The name Stac an Armin means stack of the soldier/warrior, and evidence remains showing it was used by people living nearby as a hunting grounds. It is not believed to have been inhabited year round, but has hosted some (involuntary) extended stays. Climbing the rocks was once done to collect eggs and has continued in the form of recreational sport. The island was once home to the now extinct great auk, and rules exist to protect the bird habitats and breeding grounds. Stac an Armin is 400 metres (1⁄4 mi) north of Boreray and near the 172-metre-high (564-foot) Stac Lee. Stac an Armin is separated from Boreray by a channel "so littered with rocks" that it should not be sailed, though sailors write passionately about the views.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in St Kilda

    • Hirta

      6.3 km²▲ 430 m

      Major islands

    • Soay

      0.97 km²▲ 376 m

      Major islands

    • Boreray

      0.86 km²▲ 384 m

      Minor islands

    • Dùn

      0.31 km²▲ 178 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Outer Hebrides

    Also in Hebrides

    Also in British Isles

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs