Old Man of Storr
The Storr is a mountain on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay, contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,755 feet
- Description: rock in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “The Old Man of Storr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Storr and Hartaval.
The Storr
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Storr is a mountain on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay, contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west.
Hartaval
Peak
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartaval is a hill on the Isle of Skye. It is located on the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the isle, and is the second highest peak on Trotternish ridge after The Storr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lealt and Keistle.
Lealt
Hamlet
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lealt is a crofting township, on the western coastline of the Sound of Raasay on the Trotternish peninsula of Skye, in the Highlands of Scotland and the council area of Highland.
Borve
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve or Borbh is a crofting township on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Borve is situated 5 miles southwest of Old Man of Storr.
Old Man of Storr
- Categories: rock and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.50696° or 57° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.17464° or 6° 10′ 29″ westElevation
1,755 feet (535 metres)Open location code
9C9MGR4G+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1311840056OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12611466Wikidata ID
Q104578769
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Old Man of Storr” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “史都老人峰”
- Chinese: “斯托爾老人”
- French: “Old Man of Storr”
- German: “Old Man of Storr”
- Spanish: “Old Man of Storr”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Needle Rock and Old Man Of Storr, dun site.
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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 Storr”. Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.