The Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK Nov 30, 2023

Scotland"s often supernatural-seeming landscapes are suitable backgrounds for folklore and culture. The Storr—a 49-metre-tall rocky pinnacle on the Isle of Skye—is no exception, as it resembles a craggy old man when viewed from the right angle. The Old Man of Storr is a towering basalt rock formation that was formed about 60 million years ago when a massive landslip occurred, leading to lava flowing onto the weaker sedimentary Jurassic rock beneath it, which resulted in the creation of cliffs along the coastline of Trotternish Ridge in Scotland"s hillside. Iconic Hollywood films such as "Prometheus" and "Snow White and the Huntsman" were shot at the Storr in Scotland.

© Juan Maria Coy Vergara/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Nov 30, 2024Kilchurn Castle, Scotland
Nov 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 9, 2024Tulip fields in spring, Skagit Valley, Washington, USA
Apr 9, 2025Naxos, Cyclades, Greece
Apr 18, 2026Rolling hills of Tuscany, Italy
Mar 2, 2026Harbour and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand
Jul 14, 2025Young blue shark
Oct 30, 2025Camels, Rajasthan, India
May 30, 2025Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States
Aug 4, 2025Great grey owls
Dec 10, 2025Castle of Rocca Calascio, Italy
Jun 21, 2025Masai giraffes in the Serengeti
Jan 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
Oct 26, 2023Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
Dec 28, 2024Green sea turtle, New Caledonia
Nov 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
Nov 11, 2024Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Dec 17, 2023Bohemian waxwings
Apr 16, 2026Skagit Valley Tulip Fields, Washington, United States
Sep 23, 2024Sea otter, Alaska, USA
Mar 27, 2025Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis of Athens, Greece
Jan 27, 2024Spot-billed toucanet, Brazil
Nov 2, 2024American bison in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Nov 9, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Feb 29, 2024Eurasian red squirrel
May 28, 2025Sea otter
May 5, 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
May 2, 2025Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
Mar 14, 2025Dolmen of Sorginetxe, Spain
Jan 13, 2026Vale of Clwyd, Wales
Oct 25, 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland