Stac Levenish
Sea stack in Scotland
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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+1⁄4 nautical miles) off Village Bay on Hirta, it is part of the rim of an extinct volcano that includes Dùn, Ruaival and Mullach Sgar.[2]
| Scottish Gaelic name | Stac Leibhinis |
|---|---|
Stac Levenish cliff's face silhouette | |
| Location | |
  Stac Levenish Stac Levenish shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF133966 |
| Coordinates | 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 | |
| Council area | Outer Hebrides |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
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.
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]
There is another smaller and unnamed rock on Stac Levenish' south-west. It is visible on Google Maps.
