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St Kilda, Stac Lee

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Bothy (Post Medieval)

Site Name St Kilda, Stac Lee

Classification Bothy (Post Medieval)

Canmore ID 3967

Site Number NA10SW 2

NGR NA 1414 0493

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3967

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R Simpson, bothy and access ledge right, Stac Lee.
R Simpson, bothy and access ledge right, Stac Lee. Bothy entrance detail, Stac Lee. P Moore leaving bothy, Stac Lee. R Simpson descending the access ledge, Stac Lee.Publication drawing; St Kilda, Stac Lee, Bothy. Photographic copy.P Moore and R Simpson at the bothy, Stac Lee. R Simpson sketching the bothy, Stac Lee. Bothy entrance detail, Stac Lee.P Moore inside the bothy, Stac Lee. Access ledge to and from the bothy, Stac Lee.General viewGeneral oblique aerial view of Stac Lee, Stac an Armin and Boreray, St Kilda, looking to the E.P Moore at the bothy, Stac Lee. View from bothy entrance, Stac Lee. Access ledge to bothy, Stac Lee.Oblique aerial view of Stac Lee, St Kilda, looking to the SE.Oblique aerial view of Stac Lee, St Kilda, looking to the SSW.Approaching the bothy, Stac Lee. Bothy entrance detail, Stac Lee. A Stronach at platform on the bothy access ledge, Stac Lee.Publication Illustration, St Kilda, Stac Lee bothy. 400dpi copy of GV005701. R Simpson sketching the bothy, Stac Lee. R Simpson sketching the bothy, Stac Lee. R Simpson and P Moore near sea level, Stac Lee. 300mm photograph of the Stac Lee bothy taken from the sea.St Kilda, Stac Lee, NA10SW 2, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Administrative Areas

  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish Harris
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Inverness-shire

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Note (9 November 2018)

RCAHMS Archaeological Survey: St Kilda

The bothy of Stac Lee, first described during a visit to St Kilda in 1695 (Martin 1749 edn, 20), is perched high on its SSW face and accessible only through rock climbing. It provided accommodation for the St Kildans during the harvest of gannets each August, ensuring that they would not miss their chance if poor weather made daily landings impossible. The bothy was not visited during the RCAHMS survey of St Kilda and its location and outline plan rely on the interpretation of aerial photographs. Notes and photographs provided by P Moore, S Murray and R Simpson after a visit in June 1985 allowed a description and an illustrative plan and section to be published by RCAHMS (1988, 30-31, see also Gannon and Geddes 2015, 87-8).

Information from HES, Survey and Recording (GFG) 9 November 2018.

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