Dornoch
Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°52′50″ N 4°01′44″ W
- Population
- 1,430
- 1.4K
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Dornoch
Dornoch is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 1,430. Elevation: 13 m.
Dornoch (; Scottish Gaelic: Dòrnach [ˈt̪ɔːrˠn̪ˠəx]; Scots: Dornach) is a seaside resort town, 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. Dornoch is approximately 195 miles (314 km) north-northwest of Edinburgh, 139 miles (224 km) north-northeast of Glasgow, and 29 miles (47 km) north of Inverness. It had a population of 1,415 in 2022.
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At a glance
- Area
- 2.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 22 of 110 places in Highland by population
- Nearest larger town: Tain, 8 km S
- 27 sights and natural places within 10 km Craig Carnaig, Pilgudy Holiday Park
Airports nearest to Dornoch
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 38 km
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 85 km
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 133 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pilgudy Holiday Park Natural site, Highland1.7 km NW
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Craig Carnaig Island, Scotland0.9 km E
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Innis Mhòr Island, Highland5.8 km SE
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Loch Evelix Lake, Highland6.2 km W
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Creagan na Moine Mountain, Highland7.4 km NW
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Ben Tarvie Mountain, Highland8 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources