What is recorded here
Old Man of Hoy is shown as a mountain / peak on the public map of Orkney Islands. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The Old Man of Hoy is a sea stack approximately 137 metres tall, located on the Orkney Islands' Hoy, the largest and most rugged island in the archipelago. It is a prominent basaltic landmark formed by volcanic activity and erosion, and holds cultural significance as a symbol of the Orkney landscape.
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Places near here
Rora HeadHeadland · 1739 yd
Moor FeaMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Craa NestMuseum · 1.5 mi
Hoy, St John's Head, Brae BroughPromontory Fort (prehistoric) - (medieval)(possible) · 1.5 mi
Rackwick Folk MuseumHeritage place · 1.6 mi
Berriedale Wood, HoyForest or wood · 1.6 mi
North House, RackwickOld home or work place · 1.6 mi
Sui FeaMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Summit Cairn, Sui FeaAncient tomb or cairn · 1.7 mi
RackwickSearchlight Emplacement (second World War) · 1.7 mi
Bouldered beach of RackwickBeach · 1.8 mi
Rackwick Bay, HoyNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Peter Church · CC BY-SA 2.0