Cromartyshire
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This article is about the historic county. For the iron sailing vessel (1879), see Cromartyshire (ship).
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Cromartyshire
Siorrachd Chromba | |
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Country | Scotland |
County town | Cromarty |
Area | |
• Total | 370 sq mi (958 km2) |
Ranked 24th of 34 | |
Chapman code | ROC (as part of Ross and Cromarty) |
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Cromartyshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chromba) is a historic county in the Highlands of Scotland, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century. The largest part, six times the size of the old shire, is Coigach, northwest from Ullapool. In 1890, Cromartyshire was merged with Ross-shire into the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty, which in 1975 was merged into the new council area of Highland.