Spinningdale | |
Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal | |
Spinningdale
Spinningdale shown within the Sutherland area |
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OS grid reference | NH664901 |
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Council area | Highland |
Lieutenancy area | Sutherland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ardgay |
Postcode district | IV24 3 |
Police | Northern |
Fire | Highlands and Islands |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
List of places: UK • Scotland • |
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 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.