Easter Ross

Easter Ross (Scottish Gaelic: Ros an Ear) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.

Location of Wester Ross and Easter Ross within Scotland.

The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scottish Parliament constituency. The two constituencies have however different boundaries.

Settlements

Places in Easter Ross include:[1]

  • Alness
  • Dingwall (included in some contexts in the term Easter Ross, though in some contexts it refers to the area as Mid Ross)
  • Evanton
  • Invergordon
  • Kildary
  • Milntown of Tarbat (Milton)
  • Portmahomack
  • The Seaboard villages:
    • Balintore
    • Hilton of Cadboll
    • Shandwick
  • Tain

Easter Ross is well known for its towns: Tain, Invergordon, Alness and Dingwall.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland | LOCATION". Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. "Scotland Itinerary Ideas: Black Isle and Easter Ross - Traveling Savage". Traveling Savage. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

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