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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described May Stack like this:
MAY-STACK, a quondam natural arch on the coast of Durham; on a reef of low rocks, near the mouth of the Dene, 3 miles ENE of Castle-Eden. The top of it fell in a few years ago; and only two solitary pillars now remain.
May Stack is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about May Stack itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of May Stack in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25864
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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