Exhibit 23.9



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in this  registration  statement  on  Form  S-3 of our  report  dated
November 15, 1999 on Stortext  (Holdings) Limited Group's financial  statements,
included in Iron Mountain Incorporated's, a Delaware corporation, Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on November 24,
1999, and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.



                                               /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN


Edinburgh, Scotland
January 17, 2001