Invergordon (; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ghòrdain or An Rubha) is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.
What county is Invergordon in uk?
Invergordon, small North Sea port, Highland council area, historic county of Ross-shire, historic region of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, on the deep sheltered waters of the Cromarty Firth.
Why is Invergordon called Invergordon?
Originally known as An Rudha, "the point" or "the Ness", Invergordon received its name from Sir William Gordon, a local landowner of the early eighteenth century.
What is the population of Tain?
Tain Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dhubhthaich
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What Shire is Invergordon in?
Ross-shire
How far is Easter Ross from Inverness?
25 minutes
Is Ross a town in Scotland?
Ross (Scottish Gaelic: Ros) is a region of Scotland. Ross is a historical comital region, perhaps predating the Mormaerdom of Ross. It is also a region used by the Church, with the Presbytery of Ross being part of the Synod of Ross, Sutherland and Caithness.
Where is Ross Cromarty Scotland?
Ross & Cromarty is that area of the Highlands north and west of Inverness. It is often described as Wester Ross and Easter Ross as it lies on both the east and west coast with forestry, mountains, lochs and moorland in between.
Where is Wester Ross Scotland?
Northwest Highlands
What areas of Scotland are considered in the Highlands?
Today, the Highlands are the largest of Scotland's whisky producing regions; the relevant area runs from Orkney to the Isle of Arran in the south and includes the northern isles and much of Inner and Outer Hebrides, Argyll, Stirlingshire, Arran, as well as sections of Perthshire and Aberdeenshire.
What is the capital of the Scottish Highlands?
Inverness Inbhir Nis (Scottish Gaelic) Inerness (Scots)
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Where are the Scottish Highlands located in Scotland?
Scottish Highlands, also called Highlands, major physiographic and cultural division of Scotland, lying northwest of a line drawn from Dumbarton, near the head of the Firth of Clyde on the western coast, to Stonehaven, on the eastern coast.