Easter Ross
Easter Ross (Scottish Gaelic: Ros an Ear) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, 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
- Black Isle
- Ross and Cromarty
- Ross-shire
- Wester Ross
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