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Dornie, a fishing village in Kintail parish, Ross-shire, at the head of Loch Alsh, where it branches into Lochs Long and Duich, and in the vicinity of Castle-Donnan, 7½ miles S of Strome Ferry. It contains some good houses, and has a post office under Lochalsh, a girls' public school, and a ferry across the outlet of Loch Long.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Ross Shire ScoCnty |
Place: | Dornie |
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