Old Man of Hoy seen through sea mist with the coastal erosion being evident

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Old Man of Hoy seen through sea mist with the coastal erosion being evident. The sandstone sea stack is 449 ft (137m) high. It is suggested to be no more than 250 years old and is said to be the tallest sea stack in Britain. Chris Bonington, Rusty Baillie and Tom Patey were the first to climb it in 1966.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Old Man of Hoy, Island of Hoy, Orkney Scotland
Photo credit: © Lynne Sutherland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: cliffs, coastal, erosion, hoy, island, isle, man, mist, orkney, sandstone, scotland, scottish, sea, seastack, stack, uk