Human settlement in Scotland
Spinningdale
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 The old mill, Spinningdale | |
  SpinningdaleLocation within the Sutherland area | |
| Population | 81 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NH664901 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ardgay |
| Postcode district | IV24 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| 57°52′52″N 4°15′13″W / 57.88111°N 4.25352°W / 57.88111; -4.25352 | |
Spinningdale (Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal) is a hamlet, in the Parish of Creich, on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth in eastern Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies 5 miles (8 kilometres) northeast of Bonar Bridge and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
"Dale" is possibly from the Old Norse Dalr, meaning 'valley' but more probably from 'Dail' a Gaelic word for meadow or field and commonly found in placenames all over Scotland. It was referred to as "Spanigidill" in 1464, the pronunciation of which bears a close resemblance to modern Gaelic.
The A949 road, the old A9 before the 1991 opening of the Dornoch Firth Bridge, passes through Spinningdale.
On 1 February 2008 a fishing trawler named Spinningdale was wrecked on rocks near St Kilda.
Notable residents
- James Robertson Justice, actor, lived in a cottage in Spinningdale from 1954 to 1970.
References
- Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Crew rescued from stricken boat". BBC News online. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- "Against The Wind: The Bluster Of James Robertson Justice | A Sketch Of The Past". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
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