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Hamlet in the Scottish Highlands

Human settlement in Scotland

CamoreScottish Gaelic: An Cadha Mòr
Road sign that reads Camore.
Camore is located in SutherlandCamoreCamoreLocation within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference NH777903
Council area Highland
Lieutenancy area Sutherland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district IV25 3
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 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.

  1. ^ "Camore". The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ Fraser, Ian A. "Norse & Celtic Place Names Around the Dornach Firth" (PDF). Scottish Society for Northern Studies. Retrieved 9 October 2020.