The Old Man of Storr, Skye

Category

Library Item

Item no

24458

Title

The Old Man of Storr, Skye

Description

The large standing stone which is The Old Man of Storr stands on a rocky mound. The mound is surrounded by similar rock formations

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1865

Size

11.7 x 17.9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Old Man of Storr is an isolated pinnacle which forms part of slope of The Storr, a landslip which forms a rocky hill range in the Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The Storr stands at 719 m (2,359 ft) and is approximately 30 kilometres in length, one of the longest examples of its kind in Britain.

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Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Land > Rock formations

Landscape > Land > Rocks

Places > Scotland > Skye

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