The stack has never been permanently inhabited, but has contributed considerably to the local economy by supplying the St Kildans with sea birds and their eggs. Rev. Neil MacKenzie, a Church of Scotland minister who resided on St Kilda from 1830 to 1844, observed the islanders collecting eggs from here in baskets like flat-bottomed bee hives, each basket holding about 400 eggs.[citation needed]
Like the other islands in the St Kilda archipelago, Stac Biorach is extraordinarily rich in birdlife, and boasts the highest colony of guillemots in the archipelago.[4]
Recreational climbing on the stack seems to have started in the early 1880s. It appears that the first non-St Kildan to climb the stack was Richard Manliffe Barrington; he ascended Stac Biorach in 1890,[5][6][7] calling it the most dangerous climb he ever undertook.[8] Today climbing in all of the St Kilda archipelago is subject to the permission of the National Trust for Scotland[9] (which rarely, if ever, grants it), The stack is quite difficult to climb, "one which only a few of the natives could lead."[10][11]
^The following account seems less reliable: Mellor, Chris (2002). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012.
^Heathcote, Norman (1901). "Climbing in St Kilda". Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal. Scottish Mountaineering Club. 6: 146–151. Retrieved 8 February 2009. p. 148.
^Steven, Campbell Rodger (1975). The Story of Scotland's Hills. R. Hale. p. 39. ISBN978-0-7091-4975-0.
^According to one source, the stack was climbed by an "outsider," R.M. Barrington, only once, in 1929. Maclean, St. Kilda: Island on the Edge of the World, 103.
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stac, biorach, scottish, gaelic, pointed, stack, stack, metres, tall, situated, between, hirta, soay, sound, soay, kilda, archipelago, scotland, lies, west, stac, shoaigh, soay, stac, metres, kilda, archipelago, scottish, gaelic, namemeaning, name, pointed, st. Stac Biorach Scottish Gaelic the pointed stack is a sea stack 73 metres tall situated between Hirta and Soay in the Sound of Soay in the St Kilda archipelago of Scotland It lies west of Stac Shoaigh Soay Stac 61 metres 3 The St Kilda archipelago Stac BiorachScottish Gaelic nameStac BiorachMeaning of name pointed stack LocationStac BiorachStac Biorach shown within the Outer HebridesOS grid referenceNA071013Coordinates57 49 44 N 8 37 19 W 57 829 N 8 622 W 57 829 8 622Physical geographyIsland groupSt KildaHighest elevation73 m 240 ft AdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaOuter HebridesDemographicsPopulation0References 1 2 3 Stac Biorach at left and Stac Soay Coordinates 57 49 44 N 8 37 18 W 57 82889 N 8 62167 W 57 82889 8 62167History EditThe stack has never been permanently inhabited but has contributed considerably to the local economy by supplying the St Kildans with sea birds and their eggs Rev Neil MacKenzie a Church of Scotland minister who resided on St Kilda from 1830 to 1844 observed the islanders collecting eggs from here in baskets like flat bottomed bee hives each basket holding about 400 eggs citation needed Like the other islands in the St Kilda archipelago Stac Biorach is extraordinarily rich in birdlife and boasts the highest colony of guillemots in the archipelago 4 Recreational climbing on the stack seems to have started in the early 1880s It appears that the first non St Kildan to climb the stack was Richard Manliffe Barrington he ascended Stac Biorach in 1890 5 6 7 calling it the most dangerous climb he ever undertook 8 Today climbing in all of the St Kilda archipelago is subject to the permission of the National Trust for Scotland 9 which rarely if ever grants it The stack is quite difficult to climb one which only a few of the natives could lead 10 11 See also EditList of outlying islands of ScotlandReferences Edit 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland Haswell Smith Hamish 2004 The Scottish Islands Edinburgh Canongate ISBN 978 1 84195 454 7 a b Ordnance Survey Maclean Charles 1992 St Kilda Island on the Edge of the World Canongate Press p 99 ISBN 978 0 86241 388 0 Barrington R M The Ascent of Stack na Biorach Alpine Journal 27 195 St Kilda Management Plan 2003 2008 PDF National Trust for Scotland 2003 p 102 The following account seems less reliable Mellor Chris 2002 Stack Rock An Illustrated Guide to Sea Stack Climbing in the UK and Ireland PDF Archived from the original PDF on 12 February 2012 Heathcote Norman 1901 Climbing in St Kilda Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal Scottish Mountaineering Club 6 146 151 Retrieved 8 February 2009 p 148 St Kilda Management Plan 2003 2008 PDF National Trust for Scotland 2003 p 103 Steven Campbell Rodger 1975 The Story of Scotland s Hills R Hale p 39 ISBN 978 0 7091 4975 0 According to one source the stack was climbed by an outsider R M Barrington only once in 1929 Maclean St Kilda Island on the Edge of the World 103 This article about a location in the Western Isles is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stac Biorach amp oldid 1146394535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
