Dornoch: Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Few places in the Scottish Highlands have a history as closely tied to links golf as Royal Dornoch Golf Club. Founded in 1877, the club received its royal title in 1906, and its Championship Course is among Scotland’s best-known traditional links. It occupies the sandy shore of the Dornoch Firth, where fairways pass through natural dunes above the water. Dornoch-born Donald Ross, later one of North America’s most influential golf-course architects, began his career at the club. The course stands beside the small Highland town of Dornoch, whose 13th-century cathedral anchors a settlement with medieval roots. Coastal ground, dune contours and the broad firth give the club its distinctive setting.
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Dornoch has served as a royal burgh in Sutherland since 1628. On the northern shore of the Dornoch Firth, the town combines a compact historic centre with broad sandy shores near the Moray Firth. Dornoch Cathedral, founded in 1224, anchors the main square and recalls the settlement’s long ecclesiastical role. The nearby Royal Dornoch Golf Club, founded in 1877, has made this small Highland town an internationally recognised name in links golf. Beach walks and the open waters of the firth place Dornoch firmly within the coastal character of the northern Highlands. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Dornoch and Sutherland.
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