Spinningdale

Spinningdale
Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal
Spinningdale
 Spinningdale shown within the Sutherland area
Population 250 est (2015)
OS grid referenceNH664901
Council areaHighland
Lieutenancy areaSutherland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Bonar Bridge
Postcode district IV24 3
Police Scottish
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Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°52′52″N 4°15′13″W / 57.88111°N 4.25352°W / 57.88111; -4.25352

Spinningdale (Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal), possibly from the Norse "'Spinne-Dalr'" for 'round valley', is a hamlet on the north shore of Dornoch Firth in eastern Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and 5 miles north-east from Bonar Bridge and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

The A949 road, the old A9, before the 1991 opening of the Dornoch Bridge, passes through Spinningdale.

Notable people – past & present


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