Dornie

Coordinates: 57°16′35″N 5°30′56″W / 57.2763°N 5.5156°W / 57.2763; -5.5156
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Dornie
  • Scottish Gaelic: An Dòrnaidh
Dornie is located in Ross and Cromarty
Dornie
Dornie
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Population360 [1]
OS grid referenceNG881261
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDornie
Postcode districtIV40 8
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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57°16′35″N 5°30′56″W / 57.2763°N 5.5156°W / 57.2763; -5.5156

Dornie (

Loch Long
.

The

Loch Long via a short ferry ride. Amongst bagpipers, the tune "Dornie Ferry" is a well-known strathspey
.

Eilean Donan is a famous castle on a nearby island. The village itself runs alongside the water hosting a variety of village homes, one tiny shop, a hotel and two bars.

St Duthac's Catholic Church dates from 1860 and was designed by architect Joseph A. Hansom. It is in the Gothic style with a stone reredos of polished granite shafts and a demi-octagonal stone pulpit, an unusual feature in a Scottish church.[4]

In 2022, two people were injured in Dornie during the

Skye and Lochalsh attacks.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". www.highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Dornie" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Dornie". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ "DSA Building/Design Report: St Duthac's Church". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Man charged with murder and attacks around Skye". BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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