Stac Biorach

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Between Hirta and Soay lies Stac Biorach, which the St Kildans climbed to collect seabirds' eggs. In the mid-19th century the minister, the Rev Neil Mackenzie, observed the islanders collecting eggs from here in straw baskets like flat-bottomed bee hives, each basket holding about 400 eggs.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stac_Biorach
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Coordinates:   57°49'41"N   8°37'19"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago