Point of Stoer
Point of Stoer is a point in Highland Council, Scotland. Point of Stoer is situated nearby to the village Culkein, as well as near the hamlet Achnacarnin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Man of Stoer and Stoer Head Lighthouse.
Old Man of Stoer
Cliff
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Old Man of Stoer is a 60-metre-high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone in Sutherland, Scotland, close to the villages of Culkein and Stoer and the nearby Stoer Head Lighthouse. It is a popular climbing route.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stoer Head Lighthouse was built on Stoer Head by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson in 1870 after being identified as one of forty-five sites in Scotland where a lighthouse was necessary to protect shipping. Stoer Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles west of Point of Stoer.
Eilean Chrona
Islet
Photo: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Chrona is an islet, which is situated 2 miles east of Point of Stoer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culkein and Stoer.
Culkein
Village
Photo: M Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culkein Stoer is a remote former fishing village, centred on the Bay of Culkein, in Assynt in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Stoer
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoer is a crofting township in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland and in the council area of Highland. It is located about five miles north of the village of Lochinver. Stoer is situated 3½ miles south of Point of Stoer.
Clachtoll
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clachtoll is a coastal fishing and crofting village situated on the Bay of Clachtoll, in the ancient parish of Assynt, Sutherland county, in the Highland Council area on the north western edge of Scotland. Clachtoll is situated 4 miles south of Point of Stoer.
Point of Stoer
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ru Ear” and “Ru Stoer”
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.25° or 58° 15′ northLongitude
-5.35° or 5° 21′ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9CCP7M22+22GeoNames ID
2636872
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