Stac Lee, the Glossary
Stac Lee (Stac Lì) is a sea stack in the St Kilda group off the west coast of Scotland.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Atlantic Ocean, Boreray, St Kilda, Bothy, Canmore (database), Conservation movement, Dick Balharry, Hirta, John Morton Boyd, List of islands of Scotland, List of Marilyns in the British Isles, List of outlying islands of Scotland, List of sea stacks in Scotland, Martin Martin, National Trust for Scotland, Norman Heathcote, Northern gannet, Outer Hebrides, Peak bagging, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Scotland, St Kilda, Scotland, Stac an Armin, Stack (geology), Topographic prominence.
- Mountains and hills of the Outer Hebrides
- Mountains and hills of the Scottish islands
- Stacks of Scotland
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.
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Boreray, St Kilda
Boreray (Boraraigh; Boreray) is an uninhabited island in the St Kilda archipelago in the North Atlantic. Stac Lee and Boreray, St Kilda are Marilyns of Scotland, seabird colonies and uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides.
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Bothy
A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge.
Canmore (database)
Canmore is an online database of information on over 320,000 archaeological sites, monuments, and buildings in Scotland.
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Conservation movement
The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to manage and protect natural resources, including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.
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Dick Balharry
Richard Balharry (3 September 1937 – 22 April 2015) was a Scottish conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer.
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Hirta
Hirta (Hiort) is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago, on the western edge of Scotland. Stac Lee and Hirta are seabird colonies and uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides.
John Morton Boyd
John Morton Boyd CBE FRSE (31 January 1925 – 25 August 1998) was a British zoologist, writer and conservationist.
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List of islands of Scotland
This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain.
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List of Marilyns in the British Isles
This is a list of Marilyn hills and mountains in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and surrounding islands and sea stacks.
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List of outlying islands of Scotland
The outlying islands of Scotland are not part of the larger archipelagos and island groups of Scotland—the Hebrides, the Northern Isles or the Islands of the Forth and Clyde estuaries.
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List of sea stacks in Scotland
This is a list of stacks in Scotland that are surrounded by the sea at high tide. Stac Lee and list of sea stacks in Scotland are stacks of Scotland.
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Martin Martin
Martin Martin (Scottish Gaelic: Màrtainn MacGilleMhàrtainn) (-9 October 1718) was a Scottish writer best known for his work A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1703; second edition 1716).
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National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland (Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a Scottish conservation organisation.
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Norman Heathcote
John Norman Heathcote (21 June 1863 – 16 July 1946) was a British author, watercolourist and photographer, who wrote the book St Kilda, published in 1900, about the Scottish Hebridean archipelago of St Kilda.
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Northern gannet
The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is a seabird, the largest species of the gannet family, Sulidae.
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Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (na h-Eileanan Siar, na h-Eileanan an Iar or label; Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (an t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
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Peak bagging
Peak bagging or hill bagging is an activity in which hikers, climbers, and mountaineers attempt to reach a collection of summits, published in the form of a list.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) was an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government that was "sponsored" through Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
St Kilda, Scotland
St Kilda (Hiort) is a remote archipelago situated west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. Stac Lee and st Kilda, Scotland are uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides.
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Stac an Armin
Stac an Armin (Stac an Àrmainn), based on the proper Scottish Gaelic spelling (formerly àrmuinn), is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago. Stac Lee and stac an Armin are Marilyns of Scotland, mountains and hills of the Outer Hebrides, mountains and hills of the Scottish islands, seabird colonies, stacks of Scotland and uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides.
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Stack (geology)
A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion.
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Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it.
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See also
Mountains and hills of the Outer Hebrides
- Beinn Mhòr (South Uist)
- Beinn Ruigh Choinnich
- Beinn Sciathan
- Clisham
- Easaval
- Heaval
- Hecla (South Uist)
- Mealaisbhal
- Oireabhal
- Roineabhal
- Seaforth Island
- Stac Lee
- Stac an Armin
- Tiorga Mor
- Uisgneabhal Mor
Mountains and hills of the Scottish islands
- Ailsa Craig
- Ainshval
- An Sgùrr (Eigg)
- Askival
- Beinn Bheigeir
- Beinn Shiantaidh
- Beinn Talaidh
- Beinn a' Chaolais
- Beinn an Òir
- Ben Buie
- Ben More (Mull)
- Creach-Beinn (Mull)
- Dùn da Ghaoithe
- Gometra
- Holy Island, Firth of Clyde
- Paps of Jura
- Setter Hill, Tingwall
- Stac Lee
- Stac an Armin
- Trollabhal
- Ward Hill, Hoy
Stacks of Scotland
- Am Buachaille
- Arnamul
- Biruaslum
- Brown Jewel
- Dùn Èistean
- Dunnicaer
- Ern Stack
- List of sea stacks in Scotland
- Maiden Stack
- North Gaulton Castle
- Old Man of Hoy
- Old Man of Stoer
- Out Stack
- Ramna Stacks
- Rockall
- Stac Biorach
- Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim
- Stac Lee
- Stac Levenish
- Stac an Armin
- Sule Stack
- The Needle, Orkney
- Yesnaby Sandstone Group
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stac_Lee
Also known as Stac Lì.