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Dornoch
Sign in to savethumb|240px|right|Dornoch Cathedral 240px|thumb|right|Dornoch Beach Dornoch (; ; ) is a town, seaside resort, parish and former royal burgh in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Dornoch
- UK place.static_image_name
- Dornoch town centre.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Dornoch Sheriff Court (left) and Dornoch Castle (right)
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Dòrnach
- UK place.scots_name
- Dornach
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NH798896
- UK place.map_type
- Sutherland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland Council
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Sutherland
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament1
- Highlands and Islands
- UK place.post_town
- DORNOCH
- UK place.postcode_district
- IV25
- UK place.postcode_area
- IV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01862
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Governance
- Local Government
- Scottish Parliament
- UK Parliament
- Transport
- Dornoch in popular culture
- Notable people
- References
thumb|240px|right|Dornoch Cathedral 240px|thumb|right|Dornoch Beach Dornoch (; ; ) is a town, seaside resort, parish and former royal burgh in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east.
==Etymology== The name 'Dornoch' is derived from the Gaelic for 'pebbly place', suggesting that the area contained pebbles the size of a fist (dorn) which could therefore be used as weapons.