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Orkney Islands

Old Man of Hoy

The Old Man of Hoy is a 137-metre sea stack on , part of the archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: sea stack in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Old Man”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cra’as Nest and The Old School.

Museum
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum.

Museum
Photo: LittleDwangs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Old Man of Hoy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head.

Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Old Man of Hoy

Latitude
58.88642° or 58° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.4309° or 3° 25′ 51″ west
Elevation
512 feet (156 metres)
Open location code
9CCRVHP9+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8857888454
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
2641008
Wiki­data ID
Q2738637
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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”
  • Western Panjabi: “اولڈ مین آف ہوۓ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moor Fea and Brae Brough promontory fort.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Man of Hoy”. Photo: Dave Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.