Lighthouses · Scottish Highlands
Stoer Head
Stoer Head in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Hilmar Ilgenfritz — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stoer Head is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stoer Head (Scottish Gaelic: Rubha Stoer) is a point of land north of Lochinver and the township of Stoer in Sutherland, North Western Scotland. The lighthouse, built in 1870, marks the northern entrance to The Minch. The peninsula is about 6 km (4 miles) long and 3 km (2 miles) wide, and has a number of scattered small settlements including Culkein, Balchladich and Achnacarnin.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.2402, -5.4028
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV27 4JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
- wikidata: Q7618345 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stoer Head (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stoer Head?
- Stoer Head is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV27 4JH).
- Is Stoer Head free to visit?
- Yes, Stoer Head is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stoer Head?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV27 4JH. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.