Ross and Cromarty - Scotland - Travel - Accommodation - Tourism
Ross and Cromarty is a Highland county in Scotland, bounded
on the north by Sutherlandshire, east by Durnoch and Moray
firths, south by Inverness-shire, and west by the North
Minch and the Hebrides. It includes within itself the
island of Lewis and numerous small islands off the west
coast and around Lewis. The area is 3089 square miles.
Most of the county is mountainous, with Ben Dearg, Squrr
Mor, and many other peaks rising above 3000 feet. A series
of peaks along the Inverness border in the southwest rise
above 3500 feet. Level land occurs only in eastern Ross.
Little of western and southern Ross falls lower than 100
feet. The west coast of the mainland is indented by numerous
lochs. The east coast is indented by Durnoch Firth, separating
Ross and Cromarty from Sutherland, and by Cromarty Firth
and Inverness Firth. The interior possesses a number of
fresh lakes. Orrin and Okyell are the chief rivers. Dingwall
is the county seat. Cromarty and Tain are also important.
Cities & Towns in Rosshire: Dingwall, Stornaway,
Tain, Alness, Invergorden.
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