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North of the Cromarty Firth, the hammer-shaped Tain peninsula can still be approached from the south by the ancient ferry crossing from Cromarty to Nigg, though to the north the link is a more recent causeway over the Dornoch Firth, the inlet which marks the northern boundary of the peninsula. On the southern edge of the Dornoch Firth the A9 bypasses the quiet town of Tain, probably best known as the home of Glenmorangie whisky. Inland, at the head of the firth, there's not much to the village of Bonar Bridge, but fans of unusual hostels travel from far and wide to spend a night with the ghosts at the Duchess of Sutherland's imposing former home, Carbisdale Castle. Back on the coast, on the north side of the Dornoch Firth, the neat town of Dornoch itself, long known for its impressive cathedral and well-manicured golf courses, found renewed fame in 2000 as the venue for an outbreak of Madonna-mania, when it hosted the pop star's wedding.
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