North Stack

North Stack (centre), with a building from the defunct fog warning station (right)

North Stack (Welsh: Ynys Arw, meaning "rugged island") is a small island situated just off Holy Island on the north-west coast of Anglesey.^[1]

North Stack can also refer to the headland opposite the island. This is the site of a redundant fog warning station, comprising a number of buildings, including the Trinity House Magazine, built in 1861, where shells for the warning cannon were stored. These buildings now house a bird watching observatory,^[2] giving a view of South Stack lighthouse across Gogarth Bay,^[2] and the studio of artist Philippa Jacobs.^[3] The Precambrian quartzite cliffs of this headland, including North Stack Walls and Wen Zawn, provide some of the most well-known rock climbs in Britain, such as "A Dream of White Horses", "The Cad" and "The Bells! The Bells!"^[4][5]

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  North Stack is the small island at the end of Gogarth Bay

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  Trinity House Magazine, North Stack

References

1. ^ "Holyhead Mountain, North Stack to Penrhyn Mawr", ccw.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b} North Stack, holyhead.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
3. ^ "Artist profile: Philippa Jacobs", bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 31 December 2010.
4. ^ Gogarth North Stack (North Stack Wall), ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
5. ^ Gogarth North Stack (Wen Zawn), ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

External links

Rock climbing at North Stack

Coordinates: 53°19′20″N 4°41′01″W / 53.3223°N 4.6836°W / 53.3223; -4.6836