The Isle of Skye, named ‘cloud island in Old Norse, is the of Scotlands islands but undoubtedly the most beautiful. A jumbled mess of mysterious moors, jagged mountain peaks, deep lochs, and towering sea cliffs that has drawn tourists in for centuries. The Old Man of Storr in a magnificent pinnacle of rock that stands proud and tall – visible for miles around. of ancient lava flows and landslides, the Old Man of Storr is part of the Trotternish Ridge, which continues behind it. Local folklore claims that the Old Man of Storr gets its title because the rocky outline and the jutting pinnacle look like the face of an old man. Just on from the Old Man of Storr and still part of the same Trotternish Ridge here, we saw soaring cliffs, beautiful plateaus, and jagged rock pinnacles.