Dundonnell (

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: Achadh Dà Dhòmhnaill) is a village in

Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty ( gd, Ros agus Cromba), sometimes referred to as Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use, the lat ...

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, on the south side of Little Loch Broom and at the foot of An Teallach, right at the north of the area commonly known as the " Great Wilderness". It is situated on the A832 road, east of

Gairloch Gairloch ( ; gd, Geàrrloch , meaning "Short Loch") is a village, civil parish and community on the shores of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. A tourist destination in the summer months, Gairloch has a go ...

and west of Braemore Junction. Dundonnell gives its name to the

Dundonnell River The Dundonnell River is a river in Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. The river rises in a lochan on the slopes of Meall Dubh, before flowing north into the Dundonnell Forest. The A832 road follows its course roughly NNW, before t ...

, which flows into Little Loch Broom at its estuary just north-west of the village. There is an independent

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, a farm and a

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. Many semi-wild sheep roam the area, which is the most inland point of the loch. The Ardessie Falls pour into the loch nearby. Local wildlife includes

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s, lesser black-backed gulls and

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es.

References

Populated places in Ross and Cromarty 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardessie Ardessie wikipedia page {{Highland-geo-stub