Inverness-shire

British

/ -ʃə, ˌɪnvəˈnɛsˌʃɪə /

noun

(until 1975) a county of NW Scotland, now part of Highland

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The company already owns two Scottish estates, Bunloit in Inverness-shire and Beldorney in Aberdeenshire, where work is being carried out to restore the natural environment.

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He also found it impossible to share his father's enthusiasm for Gordonstoun, an even more Spartan educational establishment on the Moray Firth in Inverness-shire, where Philip went at the age of 13 and eventually rose to be head boy.

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The court how Cameron, of Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, asked a witness for help getting out the car.

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Nevis Bakery who are based in Inverness-shire pleaded guilty to not referring to the presence of eggs in its Empire Biscuits.

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Parts of Cumbria have seen 8cm of snow, while there was 7cm recorded in Inverness-shire and 5cm in Powys.

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