Old Man of Hoy

from the Orkney ferry

At 137 meters the Old Man of Hoy is one of the tallest sea stacks in the uk. Two stacks on St Kilda are higher but not as narrow as the Old Man of Hoy, which is only about 30 meters wide at its base. It is 60 meters from the main cliff from which it was separated by erosion around 1800. Erosion continues and the stack probably will not survive much longer. The etching is based on the view from the MV Hamnavoe, the Scrabster to Stromness ferry we took on a trip to Orkney in April 2026.

price (unframed): £120

brass plate spit bite aquatint etching
plate made May 2026
edition of 60
plate size 300x210mm
mounted/trimmed to fit frame 16x12 inches

plate no. 149