Easter Ross Explained

Easter Ross (Gaelic; 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

References

57.668°N -4.395°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland LOCATION. Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland. en. 2018-11-02.
2. News: Scotland Itinerary Ideas: Black Isle and Easter Ross - Traveling Savage. 2014-03-12. Traveling Savage. 2018-11-02. en-US.