Hoy The largest of the South Ilses, Hoy is also the only really hilly island in Orkney, with dramatic 1,000-feet high red sandstone cliffs, and imposing 450-feet high Old Man of Hoy. The Dwarfie Stone is a hand-carved tomb, Rackwick is an attractive valley with a large sandy beach nearby. The whole of the north of Hoy is an RSPB Reserve. Dwarfie Stone Dwarfie Stone Hoy Cliffs Hoy Cliffs Mist Kame of Hoy Hoy Cliffs Mist Ponies Rora Head Rora Head Rora Head St John's Head Moness Old Man Old Man Old Man Old Man Old Man Old Man Old Man Old Man Old Man Rackwick Bay Rackwick Bay St Ola at Old Man