Stoer

For the German river, see Stör.

Stoer
Scottish Gaelic: An Stòr
Stoer Stoer shown within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC037289
Civil parish	Assynt
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
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

The Old Man of Stoer, a 60 metre (197 feet) high stack of Torridonian sandstone

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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