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Cromartyshire (Siorrachd Chromba in Gaelic) was a county
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 in the Highlands of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, consisting of a main portion between Sutherland
Sutherland

Sutherland is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic administrative Counties of Scotland of Scotland. It is now within the Highland Council areas of Scotland....
 and Ross-shire
Ross-shire

Ross-shire, or the County of Ross, is a former Counties of Scotland of Scotland. The county bordered on Sutherland, Cromartyshire , Inverness-shire and an exclave of Nairnshire....
 and a series of exclave
Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
s within Ross-shire. Ross-shire and Cromartyshire were combined as the single county of Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty is a vaguely or variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in current use....
 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889

The Local Government Act 1889 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland....
, and this became part of the Highland
Highland (council area)

The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....
 region
Regions and districts of Scotland

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
 in 1975. The only burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
 of Cromartyshire was the county town
County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county....
, Cromarty
Cromarty

The Royal Burgh of Cromarty is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , Scotland....
.

The Local Government Act 1889 provided that "the counties 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."

The nucleus of the county consisted of the lands of Cromarty
Cromarty

The Royal Burgh of Cromarty is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , Scotland....
 in the north of the peninsula
Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of Landform that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paeninsula : paene, almost + insula, island....
 of the Black Isle
Black Isle

The Black Isle is an eastern area of the Scottish Highlands Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, within the Counties of Scotland of Ross and Cromarty....
.






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Cromartyshire (Siorrachd Chromba in Gaelic) was a county
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 in the Highlands of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, consisting of a main portion between Sutherland
Sutherland

Sutherland is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic administrative Counties of Scotland of Scotland. It is now within the Highland Council areas of Scotland....
 and Ross-shire
Ross-shire

Ross-shire, or the County of Ross, is a former Counties of Scotland of Scotland. The county bordered on Sutherland, Cromartyshire , Inverness-shire and an exclave of Nairnshire....
 and a series of exclave
Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
s within Ross-shire. Ross-shire and Cromartyshire were combined as the single county of Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty is a vaguely or variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in current use....
 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889

The Local Government Act 1889 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland....
, and this became part of the Highland
Highland (council area)

The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....
 region
Regions and districts of Scotland

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
 in 1975. The only burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
 of Cromartyshire was the county town
County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county....
, Cromarty
Cromarty

The Royal Burgh of Cromarty is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , Scotland....
.

The Local Government Act 1889 provided that "the counties 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."

The nucleus of the county consisted of the lands of Cromarty
Cromarty

The Royal Burgh of Cromarty is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , Scotland....
 in the north of the peninsula
Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of Landform that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paeninsula : paene, almost + insula, island....
 of the Black Isle
Black Isle

The Black Isle is an eastern area of the Scottish Highlands Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, within the Counties of Scotland of Ross and Cromarty....
. To this were joined from time to time various estates scattered throughout Ross-shire
Ross-shire

Ross-shire, or the County of Ross, is a former Counties of Scotland of Scotland. The county bordered on Sutherland, Cromartyshire , Inverness-shire and an exclave of Nairnshire....
, most notably the districts around Ullapool
Ullapool

Ullapool is a small town of around 1,300 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest settlement for many miles around, and is a major tourist destination of Scotland....
 and Little Loch Broom on the coast of the Minch, the area in which Ben Wyvis
Ben Wyvis

Ben Wyvis is a mountain located in Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Highland , in eastern Scotland, north-west of Dingwall. It forms an undulating ridge running roughly north-south for about 5 km, the highest summit of which is Glas Leathad M?r....
 is situated, and a tract to the north of Loch Fannich - which was acquired by the ancestors of Sir George Mackenzie
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie

George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie , known as Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet from 1654 to 1685 and as the Viscount of Tarbat from 1685 to 1703, was a Scotland statesman....
 (1630 - 1714), afterwards Viscount Tarbat (1685) and 1st Earl of Cromartie
Earl of Cromartie

Earl of Cromartie is a title that has been created twice in British history, both times for members of the Mackenzie family. This branch of the family descends from Sir Roderick Mackenzie, whose elder brother Kenneth Mackenzie was created Lord Mackenzie of Kintail in 1609 and was the father of Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth ....
 (1703). Wishing to combine these sporadic properties into one shire, Viscount Tarbat contrived to procure their annexation to his sheriffdom
Sheriffdom

A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland.Since 1 January 1975 there have been six sheriffdoms. Previously sheriffdoms were composed of groupings of counties of Scotland....
 of Cromarty in 1685 and 1698, and the area of the enlarged county then amounted to nearly 370 square miles (958 kmē).

Towns and villages


Major towns
  • Cromarty
    Cromarty

    The Royal Burgh of Cromarty is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , Scotland....
  • Ullapool
    Ullapool

    Ullapool is a small town of around 1,300 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest settlement for many miles around, and is a major tourist destination of Scotland....


Smaller towns & villages

  • Achduart
    Achduart

    Achduart is a cluster of five houses too small to be termed a village. It is found a few miles southeast of Achiltibuie on the Coigach peninsula of northwestern Scotland, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland ....
    , Achiltibuie
    Achiltibuie

    Achiltibuie is a long linear village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland , on the Coigach coast of northwestern Scotland, overlooking Loch Broom and the Summer Isles which lie to the west....
    , Alnessferry, Ardmair
    Ardmair

    Ardmair is a village in Scottish Highlands, Scotland...
    , Ardnagoine
  • Badenscallie, Balblair, Barbaraville
    Barbaraville

    Barbaraville is a small settlement on the north west shore of the Cromarty Firth in Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Housing dates from 1820 onwards when local people were allowed to build on packets of land from local estates at Balnagown, Tarbet and Polnicol....
    , Brae of Achnahaird, Braes of Ullapool
  • Camusnagaul
    Camusnagaul

    Camusnagaul is a village on the south shore of the sea loch, Little Loch Broom in Garve, Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scotland council area of Highland Council area....
    , Cullicudden
    Cullicudden

    Cullicudden is a village located close to the south shore of the Cromarty Firth, 2 miles northeast of Dingwall, on the west shore of the Black Isle in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scotland council area of Highland Council area....
  • Dundonnell
    Dundonnell

    Dundonnell is a village in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, on the south side of Little Loch Broom and at the foot of An Teallach, right at the north of the area commonly known as the "Great Wilderness"....
  • Inver
  • Jemimaville
    Jemimaville

    Jemimaville is a small village in the Scottish Highlands region of Scotland. It sits on the northern coast of the Black Isle, overlooking the Cromarty Firth....
  • Kildary
    Kildary

    Kildary is a small village in Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.The village is located on the Balnagown River and is bordered by Balnagown Castle and the Balnagown estate, owned by Mohamed Al Fayed, the owner of Harrods department store....
    , Kilmuir
    Kilmuir

    Kilmuir is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland Council area and is the only place in Scotland where Scottish Gaelic is spoken by over 50% of the population....
  • Lochslin
  • Milton, Morefield
    Morefield

    Morefield is a small hamlet to the north of Ullapool and south of Rhue in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland....
    , Mount High
  • Newmills
  • Polbain, Polglass, Portmahomack
    Portmahomack

    Portmahomack is a small fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. Situated east of Tain on the northern coast of the Tarbat Peninsula, Portmahomack has long been known to be on the site of early settlements....
  • Reiff, Resolis, Rhives, Rhue
    Rhue

    Rhue is a small settlement north of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland....
  • Springfield