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| Status | County |
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| Abolished | 1890 |
| Succeeded by | Ross and Cromarty |
Ross-shire, or the County of Ross, (Siorrachd Rois in Scottish Gaelic) is a former county of Scotland. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Ross and Cromarty Committee area (1996-date Ross and Cromarty lieutenancy area (1996-date Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The county bordered on Sutherland, Cromartyshire (of which it contained many enclaves), Inverness-shire and an exclave of Nairnshire. Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East Cromartyshire ( Siorrachd Chromba in Gaelic) was a county in the Highlands of Scotland, consisting of a series of Enclaves Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in It included most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. This article refers to an area of Scotland For other uses see Ross (disambiguation. Lewis ( Leòdhas ʎɔːɣəs̪ ( Norse: Ljoðhús "home The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island Dingwall was the traditional county town. Dingwall ( Inbhir Pheofharain in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal burgh in the highlands of Scotland. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.
Ross-shire and Cromartyshire were combined in the single local government county of Ross and Cromarty under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the Ross and Cromarty Committee area (1996-date Ross and Cromarty lieutenancy area (1996-date The Local Government (Scotland Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 50 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. In 1975, Ross and Cromarty was itself replaced by the Highland region and the Western Isles, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland The region became a unitary council area in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Local Government etc (Scotland Act 1994 (1994 c 39 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government
The Ross-shire Journal[1] covers, approximately, the area of the former county.
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Constituency
There was a Ross-shire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. Ross-shire was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories In 1832 it was merged with the Cromartyshire constituency to form the Ross and Cromarty constituency. Cromartyshire and Nairnshire were alternating constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from Ross and Cromarty was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983
Clans
The main three ancient Scottish clans in mainland Ross-shire were the Clan Ross whose chiefs once held the title Earl of Ross and also the Clan Munro and Clan MacKenzie. Scottish clans (from Scottish Gaelic clann, "children" give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations Clan Ross is a Highland Scottish clan. The original chiefs of the clan were the original Earls of Ross. The Mormaer or Earl of Ross refers to the leader of a Medieval Gaelic lordship in northern Scotland, roughly between the Oykell Clan Munro is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan name Munro or Rothach, Roich, or Mac an Rothaich in Gaelic means Ro - Man Clan Mackenzie is a Highland Scottish clan, traditionally associated with Kintail and lands in Ross-shire.
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