Sula Sgeir is a small, uninhabited Scottish islet in the North Atlantic, 18 kilometres (9⁄2 nautical miles) west of Rona. One of the most remote islands of the British Isles, it lies approximately forty nautical miles (seventy kilometres) north of Lewis and is best known for its population of gannets.

Jun 27, 2020 · Sula Sgeir is a plentiful breeding ground for northern gannets — and every year, for centuries, a small group of men spends two weeks on the island hunting them. I learned about the annual hunt from the BBC feature documentary The Guga Hunters of Ness, written and directed by Mike Day.

Sula Sgeir is a small, uninhabited Scottish island in the North Atlantic. One of the most remote of the British Isles. The island is inhospitable to humans. There is a ruined stone house called Taigh Beannaichte (Blessed House) on the east headland Sgeir an Teampall, the island is formed by pieces of rocks, where are often hard to walk on.

Aug 26, 2023 · Sula Sgeir is a remote and uninhabited island located in the North Atlantic, approximately 41 kilometers (25 miles) north of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island holds historical, cultural, and ecological significance, making it a place of interest for various reasons.

Sula Sgeir is a narrow but imposing island, with cliffs as high as 75 metres, 40 miles north of the northern tip of Lewis. It has never been inhabited- as well as its remoteness, it is lacking a source of water and very little grows there.

Jan 17, 2018 · Every August ten men from Ness in the north of Lewis set sail on an expedition that their fathers and grandfathers took before them. They travel for almost 40 miles across the North Atlantic to the...

One of the most remote islands of the British Isles, it lies approximately 74 km (40 NM) north of island Lewis and is best known for its population of gannets.

The small rocky island of Sula Sgeir (“gannet skerry”) is located about 40 miles (65km) north of Ness, Lewis. It is no more than 150m wide, but has 75m seacliffs. Lacking fresh water and with little vegetation, the island is inhabited only by seabirds, including gannets, guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and shags.

The rocky island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles out from Ness, is home to some 10,000 breeding pairs of gannets. The young gannets, known locally as guga, are harvested annually in August. Ten men set out from Ness to spend a traditional, if hardly comfortable, fortnight on Sula Sgeir.

Sula Sgeir is one of our more exciting destinations, which we usually include in our North Rona Expeditions. Lying 10 miles to the west of North Rona, this stunning rock outcrop and Gannetry is featured in numerous documentaries about the annual Guga harvest by the Men of Ness.