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Doll is a scattered mixed crofting township and rural village 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Brora, on the A9 coast road, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The main road artery of the A9 has bypassed Doll to the south.

Doll
  • Scottish Gaelic: An Dail

Looking south from Brora towards Doll.
Doll
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC888029
Council area
  • Highland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBrora
Postcode districtKW9 6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Scotland
58.001783°N 3.882387°W / 58.001783; -3.882387

Etymology


The name Doll may be of Brittonic origin and derived from dol meaning "haugh, meadow" (c.f. Welsh dôl; compare Dull).[1]


Settlements


Doll, in the Parish of Clyne, is a scattered crofting township, located south of the Brora River with Brora located at the other side river to the northeast. Doll consists of a large flat plain, in a triangular shape, with the longest edge following the course of the river. To the southwest lies the village of Golspie. John Bartholomew described the hamlet as:

Doll, hamlet with school, Clyne par., SE. Sutherlandshire, 2 miles W. of Brora.[2]

References


  1. Watson, W.J.; Taylor, Simon (2011). The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland (reprint ed.). Birlinn LTD. ISBN 9781906566357.
  2. "History of Doll, in Highland and Sutherland Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time". Vision of Britain. GB Historical GIS - University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 February 2018.


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[de] Doll (Schottland)

Doll, schottisch-gälisch An Dail,[1] ist eine kleine Streusiedlung in der schottischen Council Area Highland. Sie liegt in der traditionellen Grafschaft Sutherland etwa zwei Kilometer südwestlich von Brora und etwa sechs Kilometer nordöstlich von Golspie an der Nordküste des Moray Firth.[2] Im Westen ist Doll teilweise durch die Ufer des Flusses Brora begrenzt. Im Jahre 1971 verzeichnete Doll 110 Einwohner, was einen Anstieg von 35 Personen seit 1961 bedeutet.[3]
- [en] Doll, Highland


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