Old Man of Stoer

The Old Man of Stoer is a 60-metre-high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone in , , close to the villages of and and the nearby . It is a popular climbing route.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stoer Head Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was built on Stoer Head… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Old Man of Stoer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Culkein and Achnacarnin.

Village
Photo: M Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoer is a remote former fishing village… is situated 2 miles southeast of Old Man of Stoer.

Hamlet
is a village on the headland of Point… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Man of Stoer.

Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a scattered township in Assynt… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Man of Stoer.

Old Man of Stoer

Latitude
58.26093° or 58° 15′ 39″ north
Longitude
-5.38289° or 5° 22′ 58″ west
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
Open location code
9CCP7J68+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70878650
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­climbing_crag
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cliff
Geo­Names ID
12613803
Wiki­data ID
Q2412375
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Old Man of Stoer” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Bodach an Stòir”
  • Cornish: “Bodach an Stòir”
  • Dutch: “Old Man of Stoer”
  • French: “Old Man of Stoer”
  • German: “Old Man of Stoer”
  • Hausa: “Tsohon Mutumin Stoer”
  • Irish: “Bodach an Stòir”
  • Irish: “Bodach Stòrr”
  • Italian: “Old Man of Stoer”
  • Manx: “Bodach an Stòir”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bodach an Stòir”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bodach Stòrr”
  • Welsh: “Bodach an Stòir”
  • “Old Man of Stoer - Bodach an Stòir”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sidhean Beag and Meall Dubh Raffin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Point of Stoer and An Dunan.

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