Ross and Cromarty (Scottish Gaelic: Ros agus Cromba), also referred to as Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, is a variously defined area in the Highlands and...
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Cromarty ( /ˈkrɒmərti/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Cromba, IPA: [ˈkʰɾɔumpə]) is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland...
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Dingwall (redirect from Dingwall, Ross-shire)
Dingwall formerly served as the county town of Ross and Cromarty: the headquarters of Ross and Cromarty County Council, established in 1889, was County...
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of Ross and Cromarty shall cease to be separate counties, and shall be united for all purposes whatsoever, under the name of the county of Ross and Cromarty...
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and the Ross and Cromarty District electoral divisions of Easter Ross, Invergordon, and Tain. 2005–2024: The Highland Council wards of Alness and Ardross...
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Stornoway (redirect from Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty)
Andy. "Stornoway Castle (site of) | Castle in Stornoway parish, Ross and Cromarty | Stravaiging around Scotland". www.stravaiging.com. Retrieved 13...
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Invergordon (redirect from Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty)
Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ghòrdain or An Rubha) is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen...
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which is situated on the northern shore of the Cromarty Firth, in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The...
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County's colours are dark blue, red and white. The club was formed in 1929 in what was then Ross and Cromarty after the previous local club from the...
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Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1832 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using...
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Ross, Cromarty and Skye was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. The constituency elected...
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main watershed of Ross (the eastern part of Ross being Easter Ross), thus forming the western half of the county of Ross and Cromarty. The southwesternmost...
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Black Isle (category Ross and Cromarty)
ˈt̪uh]) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. It includes the towns of Cromarty and Fortrose, and the villages of Culbokie,...
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name to a later earldom and to the counties of Ross-shire and, later, Ross and Cromarty. The name Ross allegedly derives from a Gaelic word meaning "headland"...
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Cromartyshire (redirect from County of Cromarty)
medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century. The largest part...
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Muir of Ord and Strathpeffer and Strathconon) out of the 18 wards of the Ross and Cromarty committee area, all of the six wards of the Skye and Lochalsh...
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Tain (redirect from Tain, Ross-shire)
ScotRail. Retrieved 14 August 2022. "St Duthus Collegiate Church". Ross and Cromarty Heritage. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Moore, Charlotte (22 October 2004)...
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Highland (council area) (category Highlands and Islands of Scotland)
mainland and inner-Hebridean parts of the historic counties of Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty, all of Caithness, Nairnshire and Sutherland and small...
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(Ross and Cromarty). It can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent (Clan Ross)...
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lighthouse: Portland Bill: Principal lighthouse keeper Ross and Cromarty (see also Ross and Cromarty): his assistants Dogger: his dog The rest of the characters...
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Sheriff of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Ross-shire, Cromarty and Sutherland,...
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North Coast 500 (category Ross and Cromarty)
counties of Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland and Caithness. Working clockwise, the route starts at Inverness and runs via Muir of Ord, Applecross...
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Easter Ross is well known for its towns: Tain, Invergordon, Alness and Dingwall. Black Isle Ross and Cromarty Ross-shire Wester Ross "Explore Easter Ross, Highlands...
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Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency) (category Politics of the county of Ross and Cromarty)
System and Constituencies Act. The constituency was formed by merging areas which were formerly within the Ross and Cromarty constituency and the Inverness-shire...
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206. ISBN 978-1-4744-0075-6. Sinclair, Iain. "Gruinard Island". Ross and Cromarty Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved...
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Ardross, Highland (category Populated places in Ross and Cromarty)
distillery is a whisky and gin distillery in the area. Place Names of Ross & Cromarty, R J Watson (1904) "Where is The Traitors castle and what is its history...
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the former Ross, Cromarty and Skye constituency (that constituency minus an Easter Ross area) with part of the former Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber constituency...
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Nigg, Highland (redirect from Nigg, Ross-shire)
village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth...
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Ullapool (category Populated places in Ross and Cromarty)
in Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands. Despite its modest size, it is the largest settlement for many miles around. It is an important port and tourist...
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The Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which has been defined since 1975 as consisting...
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