Dornoch
Scottish Gaelic: Dòrnach
Dornoch shown within Scotland
OS grid reference	NH798896
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DORNOCH
Postcode district	IV25
Dialling code	01862
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
European Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region
List of places: UK • Scotland

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The Royal Burgh of Dornoch (Gaelic: Dòrnach, pronounced [d̪̊ɔːɾnəx]) is a town and seaside resort in the Highlands of Scotland, on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, close to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east. The town is within the Highland local government council area, and within the county of Sutherland. A Royal Burgh is a type of Scottish burgh (town or city), used today for ceremonial purposes only. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article is about the country. ... Dornoch Firth is an inlet in northern Scotland, near the Black Isle. ... The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular area of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 1st  - Total 30,659 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Inverness ISO 3166-2 GB-HLD ONS code 00QT Demographics Population Ranked 7th  - Total (2005) 213,590  - Density 8 / km² Politics The Highland Council http://www. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. ...

The town is near the A9 road, to which it is linked by the A949 and the B9168. The A9 north of Brora The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk area in the south of Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. ... The A949 classified road is in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. ...

Dornoch boasts the thirteenth-century Dornoch Cathedral, the Old Town Jail and a notable golf course, the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, named the 5th best golf course outside the United States in 2005 by Golf Digest magazine. It is also notable as the last place a witch was burnt in Scotland. Her name was Janet Horne; she was tried and condemned to death in 1727. There is a stone, the Witch's Stone, commemorating her death, inscribed with the year 1722. Legendary golf course designer Donald Ross began his career as a greenkeeper on the Royal Dornoch links. Dornoch Cathedral is a parish church in the Church of Scotland, serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ... The front cover of a Golf Digest magazine Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Advance Publications in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Witchcraft. ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ... // Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Ross in 1905 Donald J. Ross (November 23, 1872–April 26, 1948) was one of the most significant golf course designers in the history of the sport. ... ... A links golf course, sometimes referred to as a seaside links is the oldest style of golf course, first developed in Scotland. ...

Dornoch used to be connected to the main railway network at The Mound via a light railway. The railway was opened on 02 June 1902. Stations on the line were Dornoch, Embo, Skelbo, Cambusavie Halt and The Mound Junction. The stations were closed on 13 June 1960.

On December 21, 2000, the pop star Madonna had her son Rocco christened in Dornoch Cathedral, the day before her wedding to Guy Ritchie in nearby Skibo Castle. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Dornoch Cathedral is a parish church in the Church of Scotland, serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands. ... Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire[1]) is an English film director. ... Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. ...

On January 13, 2005, Dornoch was granted Fairtrade Town status. Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by the Fairtrade Foundation in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands, describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade-labelled goods. ...

Parliamentary burgh

Dornoch was a parliamentary burgh, combined with Dingwall, Kirkwall, Tain and Wick in the Northern Burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Cromarty was added to the list in 1832. A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland. ... See Dingwall (name) for the Scottish family name. ... Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. ... Tain is a royal burgh in the committee area of Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Location within the British Isles Wick is an estuary town in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main highway (the A99-A9 road) linking John O Groats with southern Britain. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP Speaker of the House of Lords Hélène Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Cromarty (Cromba in Gaelic) is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. ...

The constituency was a district of burghs known also as Tain Burghs until 1832, and then as Wick Burghs. It was represented by one Member of Parliament. In 1918 the constituency was abolished and the Dornoch component was merged into the then new county constituency of Caithness and Sutherland. The Act of Union 1707 and pre-Union Scottish legislation provided for 14 Members of Parliament from Scotland to be elected from districts of Burghs. ... Tain Burghs, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832, sometimes known as Northern Burghs. ... Wick Burghs, was sometimes known as Northern Burghs. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Caithness and Sutherland was a constituency the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. ...

Grid reference

• Ordnance Survey: grid reference NH798896.