Dornoch Cathedral is a parish church in the Church of Scotland, serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands. It was built in the 13th century. It is one of Scotland’s most attractive and historic church buildings. In 1570 the Cathedral was burnt down during local feuding, full repairs were not carried out until the 19th century. The interior was reordered in the 1920s, with the removal of Victorian plasterwork to reveal the natural stone. Jump to: navigation, search The Church of Scotland (C of S, also known informally as The Kirk; until the 17th century officially the Kirk of Scotland) is the Christian national church of Scotland. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic), or Sutherlandshire, is a traditional county in the north of Scotland, bordering on Caithness to the north and both Ross-shire and Cromartyshire to the south. ... Dornoch is a royal burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ... The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ...

The previous minister was the Very Rev Dr James Simpson, who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1994. The current minister (since 1998) is the Rev Susan Brown, who achieved international fame for officiating at the wedding of Madonna and Guy Ritchie at nearby Skibo Castle in December 2000. The standard of the Moderator The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is an honorary role, held for 12 months. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Susan Brown (December 12, 1958 - ) is the minister for Dornoch Cathedral and as such is the first woman preacher to take charge of a Cathedral in the United Kingdom. ... Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...

See also

• Church of Scotland
• List of Church of Scotland parishes
• Dornoch
• Sutherland

Jump to: navigation, search The Church of Scotland (C of S, also known informally as The Kirk; until the 17th century officially the Kirk of Scotland) is the Christian national church of Scotland. ... The Church of Scotland divides all of Scotland into presbyteries which are subdivided into parishes, each served by a parish church usually with its own minister. ... Dornoch is a royal burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic), or Sutherlandshire, is a traditional county in the north of Scotland, bordering on Caithness to the north and both Ross-shire and Cromartyshire to the south. ...

External link

• Undiscovered Scotland - Dornoch Cathedral feature page