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By comparison with other east coast firths the
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when an over-laden ferryboat sank with the loss of 99 lives.
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heathland and grassland. The site is of importance for
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695:"Dornoch Firth and Morrich More SAC"
575:"Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area"
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1104:South Lewis, Harris and North Uist
673:"Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet SPA"
24:Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area
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761:"Historylinks Museum, Dornoch"
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465:"National Scenic Areas - Maps"
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167:Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet
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1358:Ramsar sites in Scotland
553:www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
269:it is a designated as a
1338:Landforms of Sutherland
651:"Sitelink - Map Search"
597:"National Scenic Areas"
271:Special Protection Area
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995:Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
908:Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
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423:Far North railway line
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950:Dumfries and Galloway
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240:national scenic area
234:, to the south, and
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1333:Firths of Scotland
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1096:Na h-Eileanan Siar
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389:Crossing the firth
180:Reference no.
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