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The Grey Man of Merrick

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The Grey Man of Merrick
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The Grey Man of Merrick is shown as a named rock on the public map of Dumfries and Galloway. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The Grey Man of Merrick is a prominent sea stack or coastal rock feature located off the coast of Merrick in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is composed of Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Devonian period around 380 million years ago through sedimentary deposition, and is notable for its distinctive shape and historical presence on local maps and in folklore.

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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0