Camore
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Hamlet in the Scottish Highlands
Human settlement in Scotland
Camore
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| Road sign that reads Camore. | |
Camore is located in Sutherland Camore Camore Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | NH777903 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV25 3 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| 57°53′09′′N 4°03′49′′W / 57.88592°N 4.06372°W / 57.88592; -4.06372 | |
Camore (Scottish Gaelic: An Cadha Mòr) is a small hamlet, located 0.5 mile directly southeast of Evelix, and 1.5 miles west of Dornoch, in south east Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1] The name comes from the Gaelic cadha mòr meaning "big path" or "big passage".[2] The hamlet is purely residential.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Camore". The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Fraser, Ian A. "Norse & Celtic Place Names Around the Dornach Firth" (PDF). Scottish Society for Northern Studies. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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