North Stack

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
Native name:
Ynys Arw
North Stack (centre), with a building from the defunct fog warning station (right)
North Stack
Geography
LocationAnglesey, Wales
Coordinates53.333332°N 4.683333°W / 53.333332; -4.683333
Administration
Wales
CountyAnglesey
Demographics
Population0 (uninhabited)

North Stack, or Gogarth 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 the North Stack Walls and Wen Zawn, provide one of the largest areas for rock climbs in Britain, and contain important traditional climbing routes such as A Dream of White Horses (HVS 4c, Ed Drummond and Dave Pearce, 1968), The Cad (E6 6a, Ron Fawcett, 1978) and The Bells! The Bells! (E7 6b, John Redhead, 1980), and Conan the Librarian (E7 6b, Johnny Dawes, Craig Smith, 1986)[4][5][6]

The stack was the site of a crash of a B-24 bomber of the US Eighth Air Force on 22 December 1944 that killed the eight crew on board.[7]

  • The main island of 'Ynys Arw' which gave its name to the peninsula (or headland)
  • North Stack headland
  • North Stack: the small island at the end of Gogarth Bay and the headland opposite
  • Trinity House Magazine, North Stack

References
  1. "Holyhead Mountain, North Stack to Penrhyn Mawr", ccw.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. 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.
  6. Panton, Simon (2015). Gogarth North. Llanberris, Wales: GroundUp. ISBN 978-0-9554417-1-4.
  7. "Anglesey World War II plane tragedy memorial service to be held on 70th anniversary, daily.co.uk, Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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