Dorney Sound

Dorney Sound is a sound in Highland Council, Scotland. Dorney Sound is situated nearby to the village Altandhu, as well as near Polbain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glas-leac Mòr and Isle Ristol.

Glas-leac Mòr

Island

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glas-leac Mòr is an island.

Isle Ristol

Island

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Isle Ristol, the innermost of the Summer Isles in Scotland, is a Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve. Lying roughly 12 miles north of Ullapool in Wester Ross, it is a tidal island, in Loch an Alltain Duibh, that is separated by a narrow channel from Old Dorney Bay.

Eilean a‘ Chàr

Islet

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean a‘ Chàr is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altandhu and Polbain.

Altandhu

Village

Altandhu is a small hamlet, overlooking the sea loch, Loch an Alltain Duibh to the west, on the western shore of the Rubha Mor Peninsula, in the Achiltibuie area, in Ullapool, Ross-shire, Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland. Altandhu is situated 2 miles northeast of Dorney Sound.

Polbain

Village

Photo: Ann Hodgson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Polbain is a remote crofting township, located on the north Badentarbat Bay on the west coast of Scotland, in western Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Polbain is situated 2 miles east of Dorney Sound.

Reiff

Village

Photo: Albert Slot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reiff is a small remote coastal crofting and fishing village, situated on Reiff Bay on the Ruhba Mòr peninsula, in western Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Reiff is situated 2½ miles north of Dorney Sound.

Dorney Sound

Type: Sound
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.03333° or 58° 2′ north

Longitude

-5.45° or 5° 27′ west

Open location code

9CCP2HM2+82

GeoNames ID

2651090

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