Old Man of Stoer
The Old Man of Stoer is a 60-metre-high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone in Sutherland, Scotland, close to the villages of Culkein and Stoer and the nearby Stoer Head Lighthouse. It is a popular climbing route.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Stoer Head Lighthouse.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse was built on Stoer Head… Stoer Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southwest of Old Man of Stoer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culkein and Achnacarnin.
Culkein
Village
Culkein Stoer is a remote former fishing village… Culkein is situated 2 miles southeast of Old Man of Stoer.
Achnacarnin
Hamlet
Achnacarnin is a village on the headland of Point… Achnacarnin is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Man of Stoer.
Clashmore
Hamlet
Clashmore is a scattered township in Assynt… Clashmore is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Man of Stoer.
Old Man of Stoer
- Type: Rock
- Description: stack in Assynt, Highland, Scotland
- Categories: stack, climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.26094° or 58° 15′ 39″ north
Longitude
-5.38288° or 5° 22′ 58″ west
Open location code
9CCP7J68+9R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
Wikidata ID
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Old Man of Stoer and Point of Stoer.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Stoer Head Lighthouse and Shore Road.
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