Stoer
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Stoer shown within the Sutherland area | |
OS grid reference | NC037289 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LAIRG |
Postcode district | IV27 |
Dialling code | 01571 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
Stoer (Scottish Gaelic: An Stòr) 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.
Norman McLeod, a presbyterian minister who led a group of emigrants to Nova Scotia and New Zealand, came from Stoer.
The Old Man of Stoer is a stack directly accessible from Stoer, being less than 4 miles north of the village.