Spinningdale
| Spinningdale | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal | |
  Spinningdale |
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| 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 | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Coordinates: 57°52′52″N 4°15′13″W / 57.88111°N 4.25352°W
Spinningdale (Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal), possibly from the Norse "'Spinne-Dalr'" for 'round valley', is a hamlet on the north shore of Dornoch Firth in eastern Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and 5 miles north-east from Bonar Bridge and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
The A949 road, the old A9, before the 1991 opening of the Dornoch Bridge, passes through Spinningdale.
Notable people – past & present
- James Robertson Justice, British actor, lived in a cottage in Spinningdale for 16 years from 1954 until 1970.
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