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Sula Sgeir
Sula Sgeir — island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Dog-friendly
About
Sula Sgeir is a island in the United Kingdom. Part of Outer Hebrides. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 59.0956°, -6.1565°.
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Sula Sgeir is a small, uninhabited Scottish islet in the North Atlantic, 18 kilometres (9+1⁄2 nautical miles) west of Rona. One of the most remote islands of the British Isles, it lies approximately forty nautical miles (seventy kilometres) north of Lewis and is best known for its population of gannets. It has a narrow elongated shape running north-northeast to south-southwest, and is approximately 900 metres (980 yd) long by typically 100 metres (110 yd) wide (apart from a central headland projecting a further 100 metres (110 yd) on the easterly side). A ruined stone bothy called Taigh Beannaichte (Blessed House) is on the east headland, Sgeir an Teampaill. A small automated lighthouse on the south end at Sròn na Lice is regularly damaged by the huge waves which break over the island during rough North Atlantic storms. Despite this, the island has diverse flora.
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Background
History
Saint Brianhuil or Brenhilda, the sister of St Ronan of Iona and North Rona, is said to have lived on Sula Sgeir as a recluse. Sula Sgeir has a special place in the seafaring history of the men of the Ness district on Lewis. Dean Munro visited the Hebrides in 1549 and his is one of the earliest accounts written about the Western Isles. Together with North Rona, Sula Sgeir was formerly a national nature reserve because of its importance for birdlife and grey seal breeding. It remains a protected area for nature and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area. Sula Sgeir, with North Rona, historically formed part of the Barvas estate on Lewis, but a community…
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- Coordinates
- 59.0956, -6.1565
- Address
- Sula Sgeir
- Official site
- www.mpaglobal.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q151631 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sula Sgeir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sula Sgeir - geograph.org.uk - 1242208.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sula Sgeir?
- Sula Sgeir is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 59.0956°, -6.1565°.