Dornoch Cathedral, Dornoch

Name: Dornoch Cathedral
Address: The Cathedral, Dornoch, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Dornoch

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Church

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Dornoch Cathedral is a former cathedral and is now a Church of Scotland parish church serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, the church is not the seat of a bishop but retains the name due to being, historically, the seat of the Bishop of Caithness. The Cathedral's churchyard is adjoined by Dornoch Castle, the somewhat reconstructed remains of the medieval palace of the Bishops of Caithness. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°52'49"N, 4°1'46"W

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Dornoch Cathedral – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skibo Castle, Tain & District Museum, Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Dornoch Castle.

3.8 miW
Forts and castles
Skibo Castle, Dornoch
97 min walk • Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its origins go back much earlier.
4.8 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Tain & District Museum, Tain
122 min walk • The Tain & District Museum, is located in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. It is volunteer-run and is open April to October part of the Tain Through Time visitor centre. The museum was established in 1966 and has a collection of silver made in the local area.
~1360 ftE
57°52'44"N • 4°1'23"W
Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Dornoch
7 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
~190 ftS
Shopping, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Dornoch Castle, Dornoch
1 min walk • Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, in Sutherland, Scotland, a little over 40 miles north of Inverness. As of 2021, the castle was operated as a family-run hotel with 24 rooms.
3.9 miSW
Bridge
Dornoch Firth Bridge
99 min walk • The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Skelbo Castle
88 min walk • Skelbo Castle is a ruined 14th century keep, located near Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. The remaining wall is best preserved at the northern side of the castle. The remains are protected as a scheduled monument. The castle is located at a former ferry crossing and commanded views over Loch Fleet.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Fleet, Golspie
110 min walk • Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg.
6.3 miSW
Stela
Edderton Cross Slab
161 min walk • Edderton Cross Slab is a Class III Pictish stone standing in the old graveyard of the village of Edderton, Easter Ross. The stone is of red sandstone.
~1160 ftW
57°52'47"N • 4°2'7"W
Historylinks Museum, Dornoch
6 min walk • History museum, Museum
4.2 miSW
Stela
Ardjachie Stone
108 min walk • The Ardjachie Stone is an uncut but decorated red sandstone boulder discovered by farmers in 1960 on the Ardjachie Farm in the Tarbat peninsula of Easter Ross. It now stands outside of the museum of Tain. On it are depicted several dozen cup or ring marks probably dating to the Bronze Age.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Torboll Fall, Golspie
163 min walk • Torboll Fall is a waterfall near Golspie in the Scottish Highlands. It is also located in species-rich deciduous woodland known as the Torboll Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest. Its grid reference number is NH744985.