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Soay

#6749 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Alternative names: Area: 0.38 mi²Coordinates: 57°49'46"N, 8°37'54"W
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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Soay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stac an Armin, Stac Lee, Dùn, Boreray.

  • stac an armin6.2 miNE
    Island

    Stac an Armin

    158 min walk • Stac an Armin, based on the proper Scottish Gaelic spelling, is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago. It is 196 metres tall, qualifying it as a Marilyn. It is the highest sea stack in Scotland and the British Isles.

  • stac lee st kilda5.1 miNE
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    Stac Lee, St Kilda

    132 min walk • Stac Lee is a sea stack in the St Kilda group off the west coast of Scotland. An island Marilyn, it is home to part of the world's largest colony of northern gannet. Martin Martin called the island "Stac-Ly" in 1698.

  • dun3.5 miSE
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    Dùn

    89 min walk • Dùn is an island in St Kilda, Scotland. It is nearly 1 mile long. Its name simply means "fort" in Scottish Gaelic, but the fort itself has been lost – old maps show it on Gob an Dùin, which is at the seaward end.

  • boreray5.8 miNE
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    Boreray

    148 min walk • Boreray is an uninhabited island in the St Kilda archipelago in the North Atlantic.

Where to next? Visit scotland Scotland region page or discover the top tourist attractions in United Kingdom.

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