# North Stack

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Island in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

North Stack Native name: Ynys Arw North Stack (centre), with a building from the defunct fog warning station (right) North Stack Geography Location Anglesey, Wales Coordinates 53°20′00″N 4°41′00″W / 53.333332°N 4.683333°W / 53.333332; -4.683333 Administration Wales County Anglesey Demographics Population 0 (uninhabited)

**North Stack** ([Welsh](/source/Welsh_language): **Ynys Arw**, meaning "rugged island") is a small island situated just off [Holy Island](/source/Holy_Island%2C_Anglesey) on the north-west coast of [Anglesey](/source/Anglesey).[1] The area has been an important location in the development of [traditional climbing](/source/Traditional_climbing) in Britain and has several notable classic, and also extreme, climbing routes.

## Description

North Stack is the site of a redundant [fog](/source/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](/source/South_Stack) lighthouse across Gogarth Bay,[2] and the studio of artist Philippa Jacobs.[3]

North Stack, or **Gogarth North Stack**, can also refer to the headland opposite the island.

## Rock climbing

The [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian) [quartzite](/source/Quartzite) cliffs of this headland, including the North Stack Walls and Wen Zawn, are a well-regarded area for [rock climbs](/source/Rock_climbing) in Britain, and contain important [traditional climbing](/source/Traditional_climbing) routes such as *A Dream of White Horses* ([HVS 4c](/source/Grade_(climbing)#British), Ed Drummond and Dave Pearce, 1968), *The Cad* ([E6 6a](/source/Grade_(climbing)#British), [Ron Fawcett](/source/Ron_Fawcett), 1978), *Skinhead Moonstomp* ([E6 6b](/source/Grade_(climbing)#British), [Andy Pollitt](/source/Andy_Pollitt), 1986), *The Bells, The Bells!* ([E7 6b](/source/Grade_(climbing)#British), [John Redhead](/source/John_Redhead), 1980), *Conan the Librarian* ([E7 6b](/source/Grade_(climbing)#British), [Johnny Dawes](/source/Johnny_Dawes), 1986), and *The Hollow Man* ([E8 6b](/source/Grade_(climbing)#British), [Andy Pollitt](/source/Andy_Pollitt), 1988).[4][5][6]

## Crash site

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

## Gallery

		- The main island of 'Ynys Arw' which gave its name to the peninsula (or headland)

		- North Stack: the small island at the end of Gogarth Bay and the headland opposite

		- Trinity House Magazine, North Stack

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Holyhead Mountain, North Stack to Penrhyn Mawr"](http://www.ccw.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=d94c5545-bddf-4525-b273-2401700e6579&version=-1), ccw.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Holy_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Holy_2-1) [North Stack](http://www.holyhead.com/northstack/index.html), holyhead.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Artist profile: Philippa Jacobs"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/northwestwales/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8293000/8293034.stm), bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 31 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Gogarth North Stack (North Stack Wall)](http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=598), ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Gogarth North Stack (Wen Zawn)](http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=597), ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Panton, Simon (2015). *Gogarth North*. Llanberris, Wales: GroundUp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9554417-1-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9554417-1-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Anglesey World War II plane tragedy memorial service to be held on 70th anniversary](http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/anglesey-world-war-ii-plane-8299698), daily.co.uk, Retrieved 17 December 2014.

## External links

- [Rock climbing at North Stack](http://gogarth.wetpaint.com/page/North+Stack+Wall)

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