Spinningdale
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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 | Ardgay |
| Postcode district | IV24 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Spinningdale (Scottish Gaelic: Spainiadail [1]) 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.
As "dale" occurs at the end of the name, Spinningdale was probably originally a Norse name with dalr meaning 'valley' (unlike places beginning with "Dal-" which usually come from Gaelic Dail meaning 'meadow'). It may have come from Norse Spenja-dalr meaning attractive valley. [1] It was referred to as "Spanigidill" in 1464, the pronunciation of which bears a close resemblance to modern Gaelic.[2][3]
The A949 road, the old A9 before the 1991 opening of the Dornoch Firth Bridge, passes through Spinningdale.
On 1 February 2008 a fishing trawler named Spinningdale was wrecked on rocks near St Kilda.[4]
