Ross and Cromarty

American

[krom-er-tee, kruhm-] / ˈkrɒm ər ti, ˈkrʌm- /

noun

a historic county in NW Scotland.

Ross and Cromarty British

/ rɒs ənd ˈkrɒmətɪ /

noun

(until 1975) a county of N Scotland, including the island of Lewis and many islets: now split between the Highland and Western Isles council areas

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Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society said views of its page about Ardross increased significantly last January because of the US show.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024

The record for the warmest Christmas day in Scotland is 15.1C which was reached in Dyce in 2011 as well as in Urquhart, Ross and Cromarty, in 2016.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023

The record for the warmest Christmas Day in Scotland is 15.1C, which was reached in Dyce in 2011 as well as in Urquhart, Ross and Cromarty, in 2016.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023

He was chairman of Ross and Cromarty Enterprise, 1990-95.

From The Guardian ● May 23, 2010

Colonel Macdonald was born at Rootfield, in the parish of Urquhart, in the county of Ross and Cromarty, and on the property of Mr Mackenzie of Allangrange.

From Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan by Burleigh, Bennet

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