Cromartyshire

Cromartyshire is a traditional county in the north of Scotland. For administrative purposes it became part of the administrative county Ross and Cromarty when this was formed in 1889. The only burgh in the county was the county town, Cromarty.

The nucleus of the county consisted of the lands of Cromarty in the north of the peninsula of the Black Isle. To this were joined various estates scattered throughout Ross-shire, most notably the districts around Ullapool and Little Loch Broom on the Atlantic coast, the area in which Ben Wyvis is situated, and a tract to the north of Loch Fannich - which was acquired by the ancestors of Sir George Mackenzie (1630 - 1714), afterwards Viscount Tarbat (1685) and 1st Earl of Cromarty (1703).

Desirous of combining these sporadic properties into one shire, Viscount Tarbat contrived to procure their annexation to his sheriffdom of Cromarty in 1685 and 1698, and the area of the enlarged county amounted to nearly 370 square miles.

Detailed Map

The following map shows the main fragments of the county in red.

Towns and villages

Major Towns

Smaller towns & villages

Achduart, Achiltibuie, Alnessferry, Ardmair, Ardnagoine

Badenscallie, Balblair, Barbaraville, Brae of Achnahaird, Braes of Ullapool

Camusnagaul, Cullicudden

Dundonnell

Inver

Jemimaville

Kildary, Kilmuir

Lochslin

Milton, Morefield, Mount High

Newmills

Polbain, Polglass, Portmahomack

Reiff, Resolis, Rhives, Rhue

Springfield