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260,276 acres (1053 km²)
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Cromarty
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(''Siorrachd Chromba'' in
Gaelic ) was a
County in the north of
Scotland , consisting of a series of
Enclave s within
Ross-shire . Ross-shire and Cromartyshire were organised as a single county of
Ross And Cromarty in by the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 , which was itself replaced by the
Highland region in
1974 . The only
Burgh in the county is the
County Town ,
Cromarty .
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 consists of the lands of
Cromarty in the north of the
Peninsula of the
Black Isle . To this have joined from time to time various estates scattered throughout
Ross-shire , most notably the districts around
Ullapool and
Little Loch Broom on the
Atlantic coast, the area in which
Ben Wyvis is situated, and a tract to the north of
Loch Fannich - which was acquired by the ancestors of
Sir George Mackenzie (1630 - 1714), afterwards Viscount Tarbat (1685) and 1st
Earl Of Cromartie (1703).
Desirous of combining these sporadic properties into one shire, Viscount Tarbat contrived to procure their annexation to his
Sheriffdom of Cromarty in
1685 and
1698 , and the area of the enlarged county now amounts to nearly 370 square miles (958 km²).
- Achduart , Achiltibuie , Alnessferry , Ardmair , Ardnagoine
- Badenscallie , Balblair , Barbaraville , Brae Of Achnahaird , Braes Of Ullapool
- Camusnagaul , Cullicudden
- Dundonnell
- Inver
- Jemimaville
- Kildary , Kilmuir
- Lochslin
- Milton , Morefield , Mount High
- Newmills
- Polbain , Polglass , Portmahomack
- Reiff , Resolis , Rhives , Rhue
- Springfield
1 Ross-shire with Cromartyshire
