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Stoer Head Lighthouse is located on the West Coast of Scotland in Sutherland keeping ships safe in the Minch. It was built in 1870. David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson were the engineers for this lighthouse. It is was a remote location and had only two keepers which made it not a popular assignment with the keepers.The keepers were removed when the station was automated in 1978. Our beautiful picture is from the Northern Lighthouse Board's 1999 calendar and is by George Gilmore.

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