Introducing Dornoch & Around
Scotland's last executed witch perished in a vat of boiling tar in Dornoch in 1722, but these days locals are more likely to spoil you to death. Sandstone, summer flowers and nearby stretches of beach have made Dornoch a popular escape from Inverness.
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The tourist office(810916; 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm Sun Apr-Oct, 10am-5pm Tue-Sat Nov-Mar) is in the main square. It hires bikes for £12 a day and has internet access.
To see this town's fascinating past, visit the displays of Historylinks Museum (811275; www.historylinks.org.uk; adult/child £2/free; 10am-4pm daily Jun-Sep, Mon-Fri Apr & May, Wed & Thu Oct-Mar).
Built in the 13th century by St Gilbert, Dornoch Cathedral is a rough-stone edifice known for its beautiful, wedding-photo interior, with a crisscrossing of light shafts from stained-glass windows.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
Thorn Tree forum discussion
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RE: traveling North from Inverness - any suggestions? And pub question.
by n_rb 13 June 2011
If I were you, I'd do this trip in an anti-clockwise direction. Go up the east coast to Aberdeen first. Maybe stop at Stonehaven. That…
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RE: Itinerary Advice... one week in Negril and Falmouth
by ohliz 23 March 2011
Duncans Bay is just 10 minutes or so from Falmouth so either one is a good base for cockpit exploration. I like to stay in DB at Jamaica…
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RE: Travel in Cockpit Country without own car
by ohliz 07 January 2011
I've done some traveling into Cockpit Country with the hosts of a small hotel I like to stay at in Duncans Bay - http://www.myjamaicajewel.c…
