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.
Spinningdale
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 The old mill, Spinningdale | |
  Spinningdale Location within the Sutherland area | |
| Population | 81 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NH664901 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bonar Bridge |
| Postcode district | IV24 3 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
"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.[1][2]
The A949 road, the old A9 before the 1991 opening of the Dornoch Firth Bridge, passes through Spinningdale.
Notable residents edit
- James Robertson Justice, British actor, lived in a cottage in Spinningdale for sixteen years from 1954 to 1970.[3]
References edit
- ^ 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) - ^ "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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