Tag: sea stack
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St. John’s Head, Hoy
According to the Tourist Information Board at Moaness Pier, at 1,128′ high St. John’s Head is the most vertical sea cliff in Britain. I’m not sure what that actually means, certainly in terms of height The Kame on Foula and Conachir on St. Kilda are higher. But this is one hell of a drop. I…
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The Castle of North Gaulton
The west coast of Orkney faces the full force of the North Atlantic. Each wave pounding the cliffs shakes the rock. An array of seismic monitors are currently measuring this shaking to research how climate change and increasing sea levels might affect Orkney’s coast. The millennia of turbulent seas have produced the most dramatic coastline…
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The Old Man of Stoer
Not to be confused with the Old Man of Storr which is on the Isle of Skye. This old man is off the coast of Assynt near Stoer Point. A 60-metre high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone that is a classic with rock climbers; in fact, three climbers had just completed it – look closely…
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Cuchullin’s Leap
Crossed the Shannon into County Clare. Cuchullin’s Leap at Loop Head is an impressive cleft in the headland, in theory, creating an island but I didn’t look over to see if there was actually water entirely along the bottom. The story goes that Mal, a local witch, fell in love with Cuchullin who was not…