63-603: Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire , Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland . The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south east of Marybank, along the A832 road. The village of Contin lies less than 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Marybank. The Strathconon Cycle ride happens every year on the first Saturday in May. This ride consists of
126-448: A large burgh , allowing the town council to continue to provide most local government services. From the 1930s onwards the county council used the former Inverness College building at the corner of Ardross Street and Glenurquhart Road (built 1876) as its offices, renaming it County Buildings . The building was substantially extended in 1963 to provide additional offices, but council meetings continued to be held at Inverness Castle until
189-458: A sheriff . The old province of Moray was broadly split into the three shires of Elginshire , Nairnshire , and Inverness-shire, with Inverness-shire including the areas of the provincial lordships of Badenoch and Lochaber which were subordinate to Moray. Around the same time, the Scottish crown was also trying to secure its control on Ross and Caithness (which then included Sutherland ),
252-588: A 19-mile ride from the top of Strathconon finishing in Marybank, a 38-mile "there and back" ride, and a 4 miler for younger kids. This event raises money for Marybank's Hall Committee. Ross-shire Ross-shire ( / ˈ r ɒ s . ʃ aɪər / ; Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd Rois ), or the County of Ross , was a county in the Scottish Highlands . It bordered Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to
315-606: A beach as the runway. There was an Inverness-shire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain ( Westminster ) from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1918. The constituency represented, nominally, the county of Inverness minus the parliamentary burgh of Inverness , which was represented as a component of the Inverness District of Burghs constituency. In 1918
378-518: A major landowner or clan chief to control the office of sheriff, which had been the major cause of Cromartyshire being separated from the rest of Ross, was therefore greatly reduced. From 1748 the government merged the positions of Sheriff of Ross and Sheriff of Cromarty into a single position. Despite sharing a sheriff from 1748, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire remained legally separate counties. They retained separate commissioners of supply, and from 1794 each appointed their own lord-lieutenants . From 1860
441-520: A peninsula not an island), which was also shared with Cromartyshire. To the south-east Beauly Firth forms the border with Inverness-shire. The county contains numerous lochs, some of which have been enlarged to use as reservoirs. The larger inland lochs are: Ross-shire included the northern parts of the Outer Hebrides , in particular the Isle of Lewis . Lewis is not an island on its own but forms part of
504-563: Is Càrn Eighe at 1,183 metres (3,881 feet). The west coast of mainland Ross-shire onto The Minch and Inner Sound (opposite Skye ), is heavily indented with sea lochs and peninsulas. From north to south the chief of these are Loch Broom , the Scoraig peninsula, Little Loch Broom , Gruinard Bay, Rubha Mòr peninsula, Loch Ewe , Rua Reidh/Melvaig peninsula, Loch Gairloch , Loch Torridon , Applecross peninsula , Loch Kishorn , Loch Carron , Lochalsh peninsula, Loch Long , Loch Duich and
567-702: Is crossed by the Great Glen , which contains Loch Ness and separates the Grampian Mountains to the south-east from the Northwest Highlands . The county also includes Ben Nevis , the highest mountain in both Scotland and the United Kingdom . The county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975. Since then, the parts of the county on the mainland and in the Inner Hebrides have been part of
630-469: Is documented from the 10th century. Prior to that, the area was the northern part of the province of Moray . The boundary between Moray and Ross in the 10th century followed the River Beauly , which also marked the southern extent of Norwegian overlordship at the time. The Scottish crown claimed the overlordship of Ross and neighbouring Caithness (which then included Sutherland ) from Norway in 1098, but
693-635: Is generally mountainous, with numerous lochs scattered throughout the county. Some of the lochs have been enlarged to use as reservoirs. The larger inland lochs are: Inverness-shire contains numerous small islands off its west coast which form part of the Inner Hebrides . The largest of these is Skye , separated from the Inverness-shire mainland by the Sound of Sleat . It is the second largest island in Scotland and has numerous peninsulas and offshore islands. To
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#1733085579400756-670: The Acts of Union in 1707, the English term 'county' came to be used interchangeably with the older term 'shire'. Following the Jacobite rising of 1745 , the government passed the Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 , returning the appointment of sheriffs to the crown in those cases where they had become hereditary positions, as had been the case for the Sheriff of Cromarty . The scope for
819-572: The County of Inverness , is a historic county in Scotland . It is named after Inverness , its largest settlement, which was also the county town . Covering much of the Highlands and some of the Hebrides , it is Scotland's largest county by land area. It is generally rural and sparsely populated, containing only three towns which held burgh status, being Inverness, Fort William and Kingussie . The county
882-573: The Glenelg peninsula (shared with Inverness-shire). The eastern half ( Easter Ross ) is generally flatter, and consists of towns, villages and farmland bordering the Moray Firth . In the north Dornoch Firth separates the county from Sutherland. In the north-east can be found the hammerhead-shaped Tarbat peninsula which was shared with Cromartyshire; across Cromarty Firth lies the Black Isle (actually
945-463: The Glenelg peninsula (shared with Ross-shire), Loch Hourn , Knoydart peninsula, Loch Nevis , North and South Morar / Arisaig peninsula, Loch Ailort , Moidart peninsula and Loch Moidart . The west coast of Inverness-shire was traditionally referred to as the Rough Bounds due to its remoteness and inaccessibility. It remains wild and sparsely populated today. The terrain in Inverness-shire
1008-619: The Highland region and the Western Isles council area, three new constituencies were created to cover the Highland region. The region, until 1996, and the unitary Highland council area, 1996 to present, have been covered by three constituencies since then but there were changes to boundaries and names in 1997 and 2005. In 1999 the areas of the Westminster constituencies became also constituencies of
1071-500: The Highland region, which was redesignated a council area in 1996. The Outer Hebrides parts of the county became part of the Western Isles , which since 1998 has used only the Scots Gaelic version of its name, Na h-Eileanan an Iar . The neighbouring counties prior to the 1975 reforms were (clockwise from north) Ross and Cromarty , Nairnshire , Moray , Banffshire , Aberdeenshire , Perthshire and Argyll . The mainland part of
1134-619: The Highland Council 's area. The Isle of Skye is connected to the mainland by a bridge from Kyle of Lochalsh in Ross-shire. Various bus companies serve the larger towns of the county, such as Stagecoach Group and Scottish Citylink . Shiel Buses operate local buses in the Fort William area. Stagecoach operates several bus routes on the Isle of Skye. Numerous ferries connect the islands of
1197-660: The Highland Region , whilst the Outer Hebrides parts (the districts of Barra , Harris , North Uist and South Uist ) became part of the Western Isles. The parts of Inverness-shire which went to the Highland Region were split between four lower-tier districts : Prior to 1975, each county had appointed a lord-lieutenant . As part of the 1975 reforms, new lieutenancy areas were established instead. Inverness-shire
1260-639: The Monadhliath Mountains ) to the east. The glen contains the notable lochs of Loch Ness (Scotland's second largest), Loch Oich , and Loch Lochy , which are connected by the Caledonian Canal . The Great Glen opens to the south-west into the sea loch of Loch Linnhe . Ben Nevis , the tallest peak in Britain, is located to the east of Fort William. The west coast consists of a number of peninsulas divided by long sea loch inlets; north to south these are
1323-564: The Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. In 1832 it was merged with the Cromartyshire constituency to form the Ross and Cromarty constituency . Western Ross-shire, also known as Wester Ross , is typified by its mountainous Highland scenery, especially the Torridon Hills which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and Liathach . The highest point in the area of the pre-1889 county
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#17330855794001386-578: The 1891 boundary changes, which sought to eliminate cases where parishes straddled county boundaries, there were 33 parishes in the county. Many changes have taken place since the Reformation period: The Highland Main Line connects Inverness by rail to Perth to the south, Kyle of Lochalsh to the west, and Thurso / Wick to the north. The West Highland Line connects Fort William to Mallaig . The Inverness to Aberdeen main line also serves Nairn within
1449-450: The English language version of the area's name from Western Isles to Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scots Gaelic for 'Western Isles'), to be used in both English and Gaelic contexts. Inverness-shire is Scotland's largest historic county by land area. At the 1921 census it was reported to have an area of 4,211 square miles (10,910 km ). Of the historic counties in the UK as a whole, only Yorkshire
1512-1000: The Isles . The stag's head comes from the crest of the Frasers of Lovat, while the bull's head comes from the crest of the MacLeods of that Ilk. The motto is in Gaelic and means "For the Good of the County". Civil parishes are still used for some statistical purposes, and separate census figures are published for them. As their areas have been largely unchanged since the 19th century this allows for comparison of population figures over an extended period. Parishes had parish boards from 1845 to 1894 and then parish councils from 1894 to 1930. They have had no administrative functions since 1930. In 1854 there had been 36 civil parishes, 7 of which had straddled county boundaries. Following
1575-575: The Outer Hebrides, the Inner Hebrides, and the Scottish Mainland. There are three airports in the county: Inverness , Benbecula , and Barra . All three operate flights within Scotland, with Inverness also providing flights to other cities in the UK as well as some destinations in Europe. Barra Airport is famous within aviation circles as it is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights use
1638-480: The Sheriff of Inverness was then also made responsible for the Outer Hebrides and some of the Inner Hebrides , notably Skye . An act of parliament in 1504 acknowledged that the shire of Inverness was too big for the effective administration of justice, and so declared Ross and Caithness to be separate shires. That act was set aside for most purposes in 1509; the northern areas eventually regained their independence from
1701-471: The area around Aviemore . Elected county councils were established in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 , taking most of the functions of the commissioners (which were eventually abolished in 1930). The burgh of Inverness was deemed capable of providing its own county-level local government functions, and so it was excluded from the administrative area of the county council, although
1764-406: The barony of Cromarty and wanted all his lands to be in the same shire. Over time, Scotland's shires became more significant than the old provinces, with more administrative functions being given to the sheriffs. In 1667 Commissioners of Supply were established for each shire, which would serve as the main administrative body for the area until the creation of county councils in 1890. Following
1827-460: The boundaries of Inverness-shire. Notable changes included gaining the Small Isles of Canna , Muck and Rùm from Argyll. Exceptionally, the parish of Croy and Dalcross was allowed to continue to straddle Inverness-shire and Nairnshire. The boundary changes all took effect in 1891. Inverness was subsequently brought within the administrative area of the county council in 1930, but classed as
1890-430: The commissioners of supply for the two counties were directed to work together on delivering some functions, notably relating to prisons. The Local Government (Scotland) 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 new county of Ross and Cromarty came into being from
1953-531: The county constituency was divided between two new constituencies, the Inverness constituency and the Western Isles constituency . The Inverness constituency included the burgh of Inverness, other components of the district of burghs being divided between the Moray and Nairn constituency and the Ross and Cromarty constituency . In 1983, eight years after the local government county of Inverness had been divided between
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2016-486: The county council still chose to base itself there. Inverness-shire County Council held its first meeting on 22 May 1890 in the county's main courthouse at Inverness Castle , which had been rebuilt in 1836. The 1889 Act also led to a review of boundaries, with exclaves being transferred to a county they actually bordered, and parish and county boundaries being adjusted to eliminate cases where parishes straddled county boundaries. There were several such changes affecting
2079-653: The county council's abolition in 1975. In 1955 the UK Government claimed sovereignty over Rockall , an uninhabited islet in the North Atlantic Ocean , which lies 301 kilometres (187 statute miles; 163 nautical miles) west of St Kilda . Under the Island of Rockall Act 1972 , Rockall was assigned to the Harris district of Inverness-shire. The UK claim on Rockall is disputed, particularly by Ireland . Local government
2142-606: The county had a coast to the east onto the Moray Firth , and a much longer coast to the west onto the Sea of the Hebrides . The historic county boundaries of Inverness-shire are still used for certain functions, being a registration county . There is also an Inverness lieutenancy area which covers the mainland part of the pre-1975 county and the Small Isles , as well as the parts of the historic counties of Argyll and Moray that were transferred to Highland. The mainland part of Inverness-shire
2205-552: The crown's defeat of the rebellion in 1475 by John MacDonald , Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross , the Lordship of the Isles was fully absorbed into the kingdom of Scotland. The shire of Inverness was therefore enlarged to take in the Outer Hebrides and some of the Inner Hebrides (notably Skye ). An act of parliament in 1504 acknowledged that the shire of Inverness was too big for the effective administration of justice, and so declared Ross and Caithness to be separate shires, with
2268-540: The larger island of Lewis and Harris , which is the largest island of the Outer Hebrides and the third largest in the British Isles after Britain and Ireland. Harris is in Inverness-shire . Due to its flatter, more fertile land, Lewis contains three-quarters of the population of the Western Isles, and the largest settlement, Stornoway . The only other island in the Outer Hebrides that was in Ross-shire prior to 1889 and
2331-525: The late 17th century, several of the parishes included detached parts of that county; the only parish that was entirely in Cromartyshire was Cromarty itself. Changes took place in the post-Reformation period. The parish of Applecross was created in 1726 out of part of the parish of Lochcarron. The parishes of Kilmuir Wester and Suddy were united in 1750 to form the parish of Knockbain . Urquhart and Logie Wester were united in 1845. The parish of Glenshiel
2394-414: The mainland or other islands. There are thirteen islands in the Outer Hebrides that were in Inverness-shire prior to 1975 and were inhabited at the 2011 census. Inverness-shire County Council was granted a coat of arms in 1927, based on the design of the council's official seal . The blazon read: The galley represents Clan Chattan , who aligned themselves under the banner of Somerled, Lord of
2457-426: The mainland provinces north of Moray. The Scottish crown had claimed them since 1098, when Norwegian overlordship of that area had been ceded to Scotland but, like Moray, they had remained largely independent. Whereas Moray was divided into shires at some point during the 12th century, Ross and Caithness were not made shires at that time. Instead, the Sheriff of Inverness was given authority (at least nominally) over
2520-405: The mid-13th century there were sheriffs at Cromarty and Dingwall , both within the province of Ross, but each appears to have had only a small area of jurisdiction around those towns, rather than the larger territories usually given to sheriffs. The Sheriff of Inverness was therefore still responsible for most of Ross and Caithness. The position of Sheriff of Dingwall did not endure. Following
2583-497: The new council areas. The lieutenancy areas continue to be defined as they had been in 1975 despite the abolition of the districts on which they were based. The boundaries of the historic county of Inverness-shire (as it was following the 1891 boundary changes) are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a registration county . In 1998 the Western Isles Council formally changed
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2646-591: The northern Outer Hebrides , notably the Isle of Lewis , which was owned by Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth, a major landowner in Ross. (The rest of the Outer Hebrides stayed in Inverness-shire.) Conversely, Ross-shire excluded the small area of Cromartyshire , which just covered the area around the town of Cromarty at that time. Ross-shire also excluded other areas north of the River Beauly owned by Clan Fraser of Lovat , which stayed in Inverness-shire where that family
2709-423: The northern provinces too. By the mid-13th century, there were sheriffs at Cromarty and Dingwall in Ross, but the extent of their control was fairly limited, with the Sheriff of Inverness still responsible for most of Ross and Caithness. The position of Sheriff of Dingwall did not endure. In the 15th century, the quasi-independent Lordship of the Isles was fully incorporated into the kingdom of Scotland, and
2772-500: The old provinces, with more administrative functions being given to the sheriffs. In 1667 Commissioners of Supply were established for each shire, which would serve as the main administrative body for the area until the creation of county councils in 1890. Following the Acts of Union in 1707, the English term 'county' came to be used interchangeably with the older term 'shire'. In 1870, Cromdale and Grantown-on-Spey were transferred from Inverness-shire to Elginshire in exchange for
2835-585: The others ( Canna , Muck and Rùm ) in Argyll. As the Small Isles formed a single parish, the 1891 boundary review charged with placing parishes in a single county opted to place the whole parish in Inverness-shire. There are eleven islands in the Inner Hebrides that were in Inverness-shire prior to 1975 and were inhabited at the 2011 census . These are islands as defined by National Records of Scotland; some are tidal islands or have fixed links (bridges / causeways) to
2898-470: The passing of the act in August 1889. The act also established elected county councils, which came into being in May 1890. Ross and Cromarty existed as a county until 1975. The Royal Mail used 'Ross-shire' as the name of the postal county for the mainland part of Ross and Cromarty, including the parts which had been in Cromartyshire. Postal counties were officially discontinued in 1996. In 1975, Ross and Cromarty
2961-426: The process of establishing effective Scottish authority over the area took many years. Whereas Moray to the south was divided into shires (areas administered by a sheriff ) during the 12th century, Ross and Caithness at that time were placed under the nominal jurisdiction of the Sheriff of Inverness (one of the three sheriffdoms created covering the province of Moray) rather than being given their own sheriffs. By
3024-443: The sheriff of Inverness with the creation of the shires of Sutherland in 1633, Caithness in 1641, and Ross-shire in 1661. Ross-shire also included the northern Outer Hebrides, notably the Isle of Lewis . After 1661, Inverness-shire therefore comprised the western part of the province of Moray on the mainland, the southern Outer Hebrides, and some of the Inner Hebrides. Over time, Scotland's shires became more significant than
3087-505: The sheriff of Ross to sit at either Dingwall or Tain . That act was set aside for most purposes in 1509, and Ross once more came under the sheriff of Inverness. Another act in 1649 re-stated Ross's separation from Inverness-shire, but was only implemented for the purposes of appointing commissioners (as members of the Parliament of Scotland were called). A subsequent act in 1661 finally separated Ross from Inverness-shire for all other purposes. Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth ,
3150-480: 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
3213-403: The time Ross-shire was created in the mid-17th century, there were several powerful landowners in Ross, but the old title of Earl of Ross had become effectively extinct, having been merged into the crown. The vested interests of the landowners influenced the boundaries of the new shire. Whereas the old province of Ross had not included any of the Hebrides , Ross-shire was defined to also included
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#17330855794003276-587: The west coast of the mainland. Only two were inhabited at 2011, being Dry Island in Loch Gairloch and the Isle of Ewe in Loch Ewe . Tanera Mòr in Loch Broom was part of Ross-shire when the shire was first created, but became part of Cromartyshire as part of the late 17th century boundary changes. In the medieval period the area was divided into the following parishes: After the extension of Cromartyshire in
3339-592: The west, across the Little Minch , most of the Outer Hebrides fall within the county, with the notable exception of Lewis which is in Ross-shire. Further west still lie the remote islands of St Kilda , which have been uninhabited since 1930. Much further west, 230 miles from the Outer Hebrides, lies the extremely remote, uninhabitable island of Rockall , which is subject to a territorial dispute with Ireland . The Small Isles were historically split between Inverness-shire and Argyll, with Eigg in Inverness-shire and
3402-631: 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. The province of Ross
3465-557: Was anciently part of the Province of Moray , ruled by the Earls or Mormaers of Moray , sometimes as a vassal of the Scottish crown, and at other times effectively as a separate kingdom. The province was finally brought fully into the Kingdom of Scotland during the 12th century. In order to secure the Scottish crown's authority over the area, it was divided into shires , being areas administered by
3528-574: Was based, and the Ferintosh estate on the Black Isle , which was owned by the Forbes family based in Nairnshire , and so was made an exclave of that county. In the late 17th century, Cromartyshire was significantly enlarged to take over numerous separate tracts of land across Ross-shire. Despite many being some distance from Cromarty itself, they were owned by George Mackenzie, Viscount of Tarbat , who owned
3591-517: Was created out of part of Kintail c. 1750. Kilchrist was absorbed into Urray in 1574. Lemlair was absorbed into Kiltearn in 1618. Nonakiln was absorbed into Rosskeen c. 1714. Kinnettes was absorbed into Fodderty c. C16th. The parishes of Cullicudden and Kirkmichael were united c. 1700 to form the parish of Resolis . 57°48′N 5°00′W / 57.8°N 5.0°W / 57.8; -5.0 Inverness-shire Inverness-shire ( Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd Inbhir Nis ) or
3654-433: Was inhabited at the 2011 census was Great Bernera , which is linked to Lewis by a bridge. Ross-shire also included some small and now uninhabited islands, including the remote Flannan Isles to the west of Lewis. About 71 kilometres (44 miles) north of the Butt of Lewis lie North Rona and Sula Sgeir , a remote group of islands which were included within Ross-shire. Ross-shire also included numerous islands closer to
3717-429: Was itself replaced by the Highland region and the Western Isles , under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . A lower-tier district called Ross and Cromarty covering a similar area to the mainland part of the pre-1975 county existed from 1975 to 1996, when the Highland region became a single-tier council area . There was a Ross-shire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801, and of
3780-418: Was larger. Its mainland section covers a large area of the Highlands , bordering the Sea of the Hebrides to the west and Beauly Firth and Moray Firth to the east which provide access to the North Sea . It is split into two by the Great Glen , a roughly 60-mile geological fault which runs south-west to north-east and divides the Northwest Highlands to the west from the Grampian Mountains (including
3843-406: Was reformed in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which replaced Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts with a two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts for most of Scotland. A single-tier structure of island areas was used for Orkney , Shetland and the Western Isles . The mainland and Inner Hebrides parts of Inverness-shire became part of
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#17330855794003906-424: Was split between three lieutenancy areas: The last Lord Lieutenant of the county, Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel , became Lord Lieutenant of the new Inverness lieutenancy area. Further local government reforms in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 saw the regions and districts created in 1975 abolished and replaced with single-tier council areas . The former Highland region became one of
3969-445: Was subsequently appointed as the first permanent Sheriff of Ross in 1662 (following some resistance from Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray , who held the position of sheriff of Inverness and was reluctant to cede his authority over Ross). Most of Scotland's shires had been created centuries earlier, when feudalism was at its height; many shires corresponded to the older comital provinces, or groupings or subdivisions of them. By
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