Stoer Head

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Stoer Head (Scottish Gaelic : Rubha Stoer) is a point of land north of Lochinver and the township of Stoer in Sutherland, North Western Scotland. [1] The lighthouse, built in 1870, [2] marks the northern entrance to The Minch. [3] [4]

The peninsula is about 6 km (4 miles) long and 3 km (2 miles) wide,[ citation needed ] and has a number of scattered small settlements including Culkein, Balchladich and Achnacarnin. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Brooks, Libby (26 August 2022). "Lighthouse keeper wanted for north-westerly corner of Britain". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "New toilet at remote Sutherland Stoer Head Lighthouse". BBC News . 16 August 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "MHG52055 - EMBLEM: POINT OF STOER, NORTH MINCH". Highland Historic Environment Record. Highland Council . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Knowles, Claudia (6 June 2017). "Six homes in remote places for buyers seeking maximum privacy". Financial Times . Retrieved 30 June 2025. Shining across the Minch strait towards the Hebrides, the lighthouse at Stoer Head is just one of 97 in Scotland which owes its existence to the Stevensons
  5. ↑ "Memorial to leading Assynt crofter Allan MacRae". BBC News . 23 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2025.


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