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Old Man of Tarsuinn

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Old Man of Tarsuinn
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Old Man of Tarsuinn is shown as a named rock on the public map of North Ayrshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The Old Man of Tarsuinn is a prominent sea stack or coastal rock feature located off the coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland, composed primarily of Old Red Sandstone, dating to the Devonian period (approximately 400–360 million years ago). It formed through differential erosion of resistant sandstone layers and is notable as a named and historically recorded coastal landmark in the region.

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Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0