Old Man of Hoy
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The Old Man of Hoy is a famous, towering red sandstone sea stack off the coast of Hoy in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, renowned as a dramatic landmark and challenging rock-climbing destination.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Old Man of Hoy | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ sea stack ⓘ |
| access | reached by coastal path from Rackwick ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Orkney Islands Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney Islands council area
|
| climbingStatus | major British sea stack climbing venue ⓘ |
| coast | west coast of Hoy ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 137 metres
ⓘ
approximately 449 feet ⓘ |
| etymology | name refers to a human-like shape ⓘ |
| featureOf | Hoy coastline ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Sir Chris Bonington
ⓘ
surface form:
Chris Bonington
Rusty Baillie ⓘ Tom Patey ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| formedBy |
marine erosion
ⓘ
weathering ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | relatively young formation ⓘ |
| hasBase | narrow base ⓘ |
| hasCliffHeight | rises almost vertically from the sea ⓘ |
| hasColor | red ⓘ |
| hasRockType | sandstone ⓘ |
| hasShape | pillar-like stack ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hoy
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentland Firth vicinity ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| material |
Old Red Sandstone
ⓘ
red sandstone ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | featured in a 1967 BBC live broadcast of a climb ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Rackwick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent Orkney landmark
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dramatic appearance ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ sea cliff scenery ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | within Hoy and West Mainland National Scenic Area ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | subject to ongoing erosion ⓘ |
| sea | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular subject for photography
ⓘ
popular tourist attraction ⓘ viewed from ferries between Scrabster and Stromness ⓘ |
| viewpoint | visible from the cliffs near Rackwick Bay ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chris Bonington
this entity surface form:
The Old Man of Hoy