Ross-shire
Sign in to saveRoss-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, a county consisting of numerous enclaves or exclaves scattered throughout Ross-shire's territory. The mainland had a 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ross-shire
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historic county
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150px
- Settlement.flag_link
- Flag of Ross-shire
- Settlement.image_map
- File:Ross-shire County.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Sovereign state
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Country
- Settlement.seat_type
- County town
- Settlement.seat
- Dingwall
- Settlement.unit_pref
- UK
- Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
- 3089
- Settlement.area_note
- Ranked 3rd of 34
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Chapman code
- Settlement.postal_code
- ROC (as part of Ross and Cromarty)
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Islands
- Settlements
- Mainland
- Isle of Lewis
- Parishes
- See also
- References
- External links
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, a county consisting of numerous enclaves or exclaves scattered throughout Ross-shire's territory. The mainland had a 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 to form a new county called Ross and Cromarty. The area is now part of the Highland council area, except for the parts in the Outer Hebrides, which are in Na h-Eileanan an Iar. The name Ross-shire continued to be used by the Royal Mail as a postal county (including for the areas that were formerly in Cromartyshire) until postal counties were discontinued in 1996.