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Ross-shire, or the County of Ross, was a county in the Scottish Highlands. It bordered Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire,
Ruins of Dingwall Castle, seat of the Earls of Ross
Dingwall Sheriff Court, built 1845: Ross-shire's main courthouse and meeting place of the county's Commissioners of Supply. Subsequently became meeting place for the Ross and Cromarty County Council created in 1890
Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles on An Teallach in Wester Ross
Eilean Bàn from the Skye Bridge, looking towards Kyle of Lochalsh
Ross, Scotland
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Ross is an area of Scotland. It was first recorded in the tenth century as a province. It was claimed by the Scottish crown in 1098, and from the 12th century Ross was an earldom. From 1661 there was
Ross-shire
…coast to the east onto the Moray Firth and a coast to the west onto the Minch. Ross-shire was named after and covered most of the ancient province of Ross, and also included the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The county town was Dingwall. Ross-shire was abolished in 1889, merging with Cromartyshire…
Clach a' Charridh, a Pictish stone near Shandwick
Ruins of Fortrose Cathedral, seat of the Diocese of Ross from the 13th century
Liathach seen from Beinn Eighe. With the Munro “Top“ of Stuc a' Choire Dhuibh Bhig (915 metres) in the foreground and the two Munro summits in the background.