"Visitors should be aware of the likely distractions to their concentration on play—the mountains, the seascapes, the dolphins, the porpoise, the otters, the Arctic Terns, the lobster boats, and so much more...But don’t let these or the nearby Dunrobin Castle or the wonderful Clynelish Distillery put you off."
Could it be? The person(s) who came up with the name was familiar with historical events associated with the towns of Brora and Dornoch and recalled that in 1722 (Some say 1727) the woman known as Janet Horne was the last person to be executed for witchcraft in the British Isles. And her execution is marked with a Witch's Stone memorial in Carnaig St which is little more than a stone's throw away from the clubhouse at Royal Dornoch.
Brora's seaward front-nine gets most of the credits for beautiful vistas. And with the exception of the short sixth, the holes follow the contours of Kintradwell Bay and in the distance there are the Sutherland foothills with Ben Bhraggie away to the west.
Nevertheless the back-nine also has some memorable inland sights including a view of the Clynelish (Pronounced KLEIN-lish) Distillery. There's actually two whisky distilleries. The old distillery now called the Brora Distillery which continued producing peated spirit up until 1983 when it was finally closed. And the Clynelish Distillery which I'm told is a source of spirit for Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve.