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Iain Stewart takes a close look at the Old Man of Stoer, one of the highest sea stacks in Britain. His vertigo inducing visit has an important point: in sedimentary rocks, the oldest layers will be at the bottom and youngest at the top. They're laid down as sand and mud and gradually build up over millions of years.
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