| Official Name: | Spinningdale |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Static Image Name: | Old_mill,_Spinningdale_-_geograph.org.uk_-_598487.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The old mill, Spinningdale |
| Population: | 81 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Os Grid Reference: | NH664901 |
| Map Type: | Sutherland |
| Coordinates: | 57.8811°N -4.2535°W |
| Postcode Area: | IV |
| Postcode District: | IV24 |
| Gaelic Name: | Spainnigeadal |
Spinningdale (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Spainnigeadal) is a hamlet, in the Parish of Creich, on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth in eastern Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies 50NaN0 northeast of Bonar Bridge and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
"Dale" is possibly from the Old Norse Dalr, meaning 'valley' but more probably from 'Dail' a Gaelic word for meadow or field and commonly found in placenames all over Scotland. It was referred to as "Spanigidill" in 1464, the pronunciation of which bears a close resemblance to modern Gaelic.[1]
The A949 road, the old A9 before the 1991 opening of the Dornoch Firth Bridge, passes through Spinningdale.