Dornie
Dornie
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Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
Population | 360 [1] |
OS grid reference | NG881261 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dornie |
Postcode district | IV40 8 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
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
- ^ "Archived copy". www.highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Dornie" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Dornie". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "DSA Building/Design Report: St Duthac's Church". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Man charged with murder and attacks around Skye". BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.