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Stoer

Stoer
Stoer is located in Sutherland
Stoer
Stoer
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
List of places
UK
Scotland
Coordinates: 58°12′20″N 5°20′29″W / 58.20558°N 5.34147°W / 58.20558; -5.34147

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.



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