Islands · Scottish Islands
Sule Stack
Sule Stack — remote island or stack in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Sule Stack is located in the Scottish Islands, and there are no railway stations or postcodes available for this remote island. Entry is free. Accessibility information is not provided.
About
Sule Stack is a island in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 3 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Part of Orkney Islands. Wikidata describes it as: "remote island or stack in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland". Coordinates: 59.0240°, -4.5069°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sule Stack or Stack Skerry is an extremely remote island or stack in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland. It is formed of Lewisian gneiss. Sule Stack lies 49 kilometres (26+1⁄2 nautical miles) north of the Scottish mainland, and 66 km (35+1⁄2 nmi) west of the Orkney mainland, at grid reference HX561179. Sule Stack's sole neighbour, Sule Skerry, lies 10 km (5+1⁄2 nmi) northeast and the remote islands of Rona and Sula Sgeir lie further to the west. Sule Stack and Sule Skerry are home to thousands of gannets and as a result are listed as a special protection area; the island falls within the administrative region of the Orkney Islands. The island (along with Sule Skerry) has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding populations of several species of seabirds. Bird species nesting on the stack include: Razorbill Alca torda Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great black-backed gull Larus marinus Common shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea Northern gannet Morus bassanus Common guillemot Uria aalge
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.0240, -4.5069
Sources
- wikidata: Q1818674 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sule Stack (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stack Skerry.PNG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sule Stack?
- Sule Stack is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is Sule Stack?
- Sule Stack — remote island or stack in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland.
- How do I get to Sule Stack?
- Its coordinates are 59.0240°, -4.5069°.
- Is Sule Stack a listed building?
- Sule Stack is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Sule Stack free to visit?
- Yes, Sule Stack is free to enter.