One of the most beautiful of Scotland's old counties - now part of the Highland Council area. Ross and Cromarty, otherwise known as Ross-shire stretches from Tarbat Ness in the east to Applecross in the west. To the north lies Sutherland and to the south, Inverness-shire. Easter Ross, where the old county town of Dingwall lies, is a mix of high quality, low lying agricultural land and some industrial towns such as Invergordon, Alness and Evanton. It also includes the "Black Isle" a very fertile "peninsula" accessed by the Kessock Bridge from Inverness, or via its western end by way of Beauly, Muir of Ord or Conon Bridge. The Black Isle is also a popular holiday destination, especially Fortrose with its golf course protruding into the Inverness Firth and Rosemarkie. The ancient town of Cromarty sits at its north east corner overlooking Nigg and the Tarbat Peninsula which stretches north east through the old fishing villages of Balintore and Portmahomack to the second tall ... < more >