Raffin

Raffin is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Raffin is situated nearby to the locality Rubha Stoer, as well as near Sidhean Beag.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stoer Head Lighthouse and Old Man of Stoer.

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.

Old Man of Stoer

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. Old Man of Stoer is situated 2 miles north of Raffin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clashmore and Culkein.

Clashmore

Hamlet

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clashmore is a scattered township in Assynt, in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated on the Rubha Stoer, 10 km north west of Lochinver, overlooking Loch na Claise.

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.