Stoer Head Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse is a building in Highland Council, Scotland. Stoer Head Lighthouse is situated nearby to the cliff Old Man of Stoer, as well as near the village Culkein.Places of Interest Nearby
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 1½ miles northeast of Stoer Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culkein and Clashmore.
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. Culkein is situated 2 miles east of Stoer Head Lighthouse.
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. Clashmore is situated 2 miles southeast of Stoer Head Lighthouse.
Balchladich
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balchladich is a remote township in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Balchladich is situated 2 miles southeast of Stoer Head Lighthouse.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
- Type: Building
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.24° or 58° 14′ 24″ northLongitude
-5.40262° or 5° 24′ 9″ westOpen location code
9CCP6HQW+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 209243513OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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