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.
The location is that of the mouth of the River Dene, as May Stack has not been found on any topographic map, despite checking the Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 map of Durham of 1861, accessible on the old-maps.co.uk site. Additional information about this locality is available for Horden
May Stack through time
May Stack is now part of Easington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Easington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about May Stack itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of May Stack, in Easington and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25864
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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