| Scottish Gaelic name | Stac Leibhinis |
|---|---|
| Location | |
)  Stac Levenish Stac Levenish shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF133966 |
| Coordinates | 57°47′31″N 8°30′36″W / 57.792°N 8.510°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | St Kilda |
| Area | 24,280 m2 (261,350 sq ft) |
| Highest elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Outer Hebrides |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
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Stac Levenish cliff's face silhouette
Stac Levenish or Stac Leibhinis (sometimes simply called Levenish/Leibhinis) is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago in Scotland. Lying 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) off Village Bay on Hirta, it is part of the rim of an extinct volcano that includes Dùn, Ruaival and Mullach Sgar.[2]
The stack is 62 metres (203 ft) high. Its north cliff appears to have the profile of a human face, visible when travelling to St Kilda from the east. The skerry of Na Bodhan lies to the north east.
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Dùn from Ruaival with Stac Levenish in the background at left.
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The St Kilda archipelago
The stack was climbed recreationally in the early 1900s; Norman Heathcote mentions a moderately difficult ascent in 1900, as part of a climbing expedition that also included an ascent of Stac Lee.[4]
See also
- List of outlying islands of Scotland
- Pareidolia
References
- ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 18 Sound of Harris (North Uist, Taransay & St Kilda) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319231272.
- ^ Heathcote, Norman (1901). "Climbing in St Kilda". Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal. Scottish Mountaineering Club. 6: 146–151. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
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