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'''Dornie''' ({{lang-gd|An Dòrnaidh}} )<ref>{{Bing maps | url = https://binged.it/2m3wOLr | title=Dornie | accessdate = 27 February 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dornie |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2299.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=17 June 2018}}</ref> is a small former fishing village in the [[Kintail]] district in western [[Ross-shire]] [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of [[Scotland]] (2006 census). It is near the meeting point of [[Loch Duich]], [[Loch Alsh]] and [[Loch Long (Highlands)|Loch Long]].
 
The [[A87 road|A87]], the main road to [[Isle of Skye|Skye]], passes just outside the village. Before the construction of the [[bridge]], the main road passed through the centre of the village and crossed [[Loch Long (Highlands)|Loch Long]] via a short [[ferry]] ride. Amongst [[Bagpipes|bagpipers]], the tune "[[Dornie Ferry]]" is well known [[strathspey (dance)|strathspey]].