Ross and Cromarty (Scottish Gaelic: Ros agus Cromba), is an area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. In modern usage, it is a registration county...
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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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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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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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abolished in 1889, merging with Cromartyshire to form a new county called Ross and Cromarty. The area is now part of the Highland council area, except for 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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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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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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The Cromarty Bridge is a road bridge over the Cromarty Firth in Scotland. The bridge joins a junction with the B9163 to the south in Ross and Cromarty with...
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of Ross in 1889 to form the county of Ross and Cromarty. The area is now part of the Highland council area. The western and eastern parts of Ross are...
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The Sheriff of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland was historically responsible for enforcing law and order in Ross-shire, Cromartyshire and Sutherland in Scotland...
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Caithness and Sutherland with an area from Ross, Cromarty and Skye which was abolished. 1997–2005: Caithness District, Sutherland District, and the Ross and Cromarty...
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Dingwall (redirect from Dingwall, Ross-shire)
town on the Cromarty Firth in Easter Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. It has enjoyed the status of royal burgh since the 13th century, and its local government...
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nickname is The Staggies, and its colours are dark blue, red and white. The club was formed in 1929 in what was then Ross and Cromarty after the previous local...
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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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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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Fortrose (redirect from Chanonry of Ross)
Am Baile – Highland History and Culture. Retrieved 28 January 2025. Watson, W. J. (1904). Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty. Inverness: Northern Counties...
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conservation, education, and health matters as a county councillor for Ross and Cromarty County Council. In 1975, Linklater was elected chairman of the Orkney...
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Windhill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Windhill is a hamlet in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Windhill may also refer...
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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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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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Through Time in Tain, Ross and Cromarty has information about the Rosses in a Clan Ross centre. Chiefs of Clan Ross Earl of Ross Leod Macgilleandrais Paul...
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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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wards: The Ross and Cromarty management area consisted of 13 wards: The Skye and Lochalsh management area included the islands of Skye, Raasay and Scalpay...
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counties prior to the 1975 reforms were Caithness to the north-east and Ross and Cromarty to the south. The Sutherland lieutenancy area was redefined in 1975...
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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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The Cromarty Firth (/ˈkrɒmərti/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Caolas Chrombaidh [ˈkʰɯːlˠ̪əs̪ ˈxɾɔumbaj]; literally "kyles [straits] of Cromarty") is an arm of the...
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reforms were (clockwise from north) Ross and Cromarty, Nairnshire, Moray, Banffshire, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire and Argyll. The mainland part of the county...
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Mariota, Countess of Ross (Mairead, also called Mary and Margaret; died 1440) was the daughter of Euphemia I, Countess of Ross and her husband, the crusading...
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Rosskeen (category Populated places in Ross and Cromarty)
is a parish in Ross and Cromarty on the Cromarty Firth in northern Scotland, containing the settlements of Invergordon, Bridgend and Saltburn. It lies...
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