Old Man of Hoy
The Old Man of Hoy is a 137-metre sea stack on Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 512 feet (156 metres)
- …is also known as “Old Man”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: sea stack in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cra’as Nest and The Old School.
The Old School
Museum
The Old School is a museum, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Old Man of Hoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rora Head.
Old Man of Hoy
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Latitude
58.88642° or 58° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.4309° or 3° 25′ 51″ west
Open location code
9CCRVHP9+HJ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Old Man of Hoy” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صخرة الرجل الكبير”
- Basque: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Bengali: “ওল্ড ম্যান অব হোয়”
- Catalan: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Cebuano: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Chinese: “霍伊島上的老人”
- Chinese: “霍伊島老人石礁”
- Czech: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Danish: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Dutch: “Old Man of Hoy”
- French: “Old Man of Hoy”
- German: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Hausa: “Tsohon Mutum na Yau”
- Hebrew: “האיש הזקן מהוי”
- Hebrew: “האיש הזקן של הוי”
- Hebrew: “הזקן מהוי”
- Hebrew: “הזקן של הוי”
- Italian: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Japanese: “オールド・マン・オブ・ホイ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Polish: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Portuguese: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Russian: “Олд-Ман-оф-Хой”
- Russian: “Старик Хой”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Spanish: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Swedish: “Old Man of Hoy”
- Ukrainian: “Олд-Мен-оф-Хой”
- Western Panjabi: “اولڈ مین آف ہوۓ”
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