Dornie

Dornie
Scottish Gaelic: *An Dòrnaidh*
Dornie Scottish Gaelic: An Dòrnaidh;
	Dornie Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Population	360 [1]
OS grid reference	NG881261
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dornie
Postcode district	IV40 8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;

Dornie (Scottish Gaelic: An Dòrnaidh )[2][3] is a small former fishing village in the Kintail district in western Ross-shire Highlands of Scotland (2006 census). It is near the meeting point of Loch Duich, Loch Alsh and Loch Long.

The A87, the main road to Skye, passes just outside the village. Before the construction of the bridge, the main road passed through the centre of the village and crossed Loch Long via a short ferry ride. Amongst bagpipers, the tune Dornie Ferry is 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]

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20050918004904/http://www.highland.gov.uk/plintra/iandr/cen/sz/dornie.htm
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.
"Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (February 21, 2019, 9:39 am)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20050918004904/http://www.highland.gov.uk/plintra/iandr/cen/sz/dornie.htm

[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] "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (February 21, 2019, 9:39 am)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2019.