Spinningdale

Spinningdale
Scottish Gaelic: *Spainnigeadal*
Spinningdale Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal;
	The old mill, Spinningdale
	Spinningdale Location within the Sutherland area
Population	250 est (2015)
OS grid reference	NH664901
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bonar Bridge
Postcode district	IV24 3
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 57°52′52″N 4°15′13″W / 57.88111°N 4.25352°W

Spinningdale (Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal) is a hamlet 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.^[1]^[2]

The A949 road, the old A9 before the 1991 opening of the Dornoch Firth Bridge, passes through Spinningdale.

Notable residents

James Robertson Justice, British actor, lived in a cottage in Spinningdale for sixteen years from 1954–70.^[3]

References

^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ https://ssns.org.uk/resources/Documents/Books/Ross_1986/02_Fraser_Ross_1986_pp_23-32.pdf
^ http://asketchofthepast.com/2014/12/04/against-the-wind-the-bluster-of-james-robertson-justice/

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[1] Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

[2] ttps://ssns.org.uk/resources/Documents/Books/Ross_1986/02_Fraser_Ross_1986_pp_23-32.pdf

[3] ttp://asketchofthepast.com/2014/12/04/against-the-wind-the-bluster-of-james-robertson-justice/

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