Dornoch

16°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 16° / 11° · 70% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:46

13h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

273 reported road collisions (2024)

167 killed or seriously injured · 405 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

39 food businesses within 2 miles

• 20 passed
• 7 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Tain (7.3 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£221,000 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (8.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (8.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Meadows Car Park, Dornach (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches2
• Golf courses3
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Celebrating adult learning and marking International Literacy Day· 11 Sept 2026
• Highland Council welcomes funding boost to support households struggling with fuel costs· 9 Sept 2026
• From Small Beginnings to Award Winning Community-Owned Radio Station· 9 Sept 2026
• Temporary traffic management measures on Staffin Road, Portree· 8 Sept 2026
• Interim Community Council Elections – Close of Nominations· 8 Sept 2026

Source: Highland Council

237,260 residents in Highland

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

4% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Jamie Stone

Liberal Democrat

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Independent coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 6
• LD 15
• Grn 3
• Oth 18

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

27 jobs advertised · £30,711 avg

e.g. Online Computer science Tutoring Job in The Mound – Flexible Schedule, Care Worker, Chef (All Levels) - Dornoch Station

Source: Adzuna

£775 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,917 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 98% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office271 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills210 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test154 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Dornoch Castle · 0.1 km

  Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, Scotland.

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  Dornoch · 0.1 km

  Dornoch is a seaside resort town, parish and former royal burgh in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to…

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  Dornoch Sheriff Court · 0.1 km

  Dornoch Sheriff Court, also known as County Buildings, is a former judicial building on Castle Street in Dornoch in Scotland. The building, which is now used as shops, is a Category B listed building.

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  Dornoch Cathedral · 0.2 km

  Dornoch Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands. Despite its name, the church is no longer a cathedral as it is a church of the Church of…

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  Dornoch distillery · 0.4 km

  Dornoch distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky and gin distillery located in Dornoch, Scotland. The products from the distillery, as well as independent bottlings from other distilleries, are released unde…

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  Dornoch railway station · 0.4 km

  Dornoch railway station formerly served the town of Dornoch in Sutherland, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)