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Latitude: 58.24 / 58°14'24"N
Longitude: -5.4026 / 5°24'9"W
OS Eastings: 200370
OS Northings: 932967
OS Grid: NC003329
Mapcode National: GBR F61Y.G3W
Mapcode Global: WH05P.Z4JY
Plus Code: 9CCP6HRW+2X
Entry Name: Stoer Head Lighthouse
Listing Name: Stoer Head Lighthouse
Listing Date: 20 December 1979
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 332582
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1833
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200332582
Location: Assynt
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Parish: Assynt
Traditional County: Sutherland
Tagged with: Lighthouse
D. & T. Stevenson, 1870. Short circular tower linked at 2
levels with keepers' dwellings; white painted tooled ashlar.
Projecting walk around light with cast-iron handrail.
2-storey 3-bay, flat roofed dwelling as 2 houses, each with
single storey lean-to at gable; multi-pane glazing.
Enclosed by white washed rubble, coped wall with 3 gate
piers, all squared rubble with pyramidal caps with 1 wide
and 1 narrow gate.
Near the lighthouse is a large field enclosed by a good dry
stone dyke, with a small steading and pair pigstye
presumably for keepers' use.
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