Easter Ross

Easter Ross (Scottish Gaelic: Ros an Ear) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.

The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scottish Parliament constituency. The two constituencies have however different boundaries.

Settlements

Places in Easter Ross include:^[1]

Alness
Dingwall (included in some contexts in the term Easter Ross, though in some contexts it refers to the area as Mid Ross)
Evanton
Invergordon
Kildary
Milntown of Tarbat (Milton)
Portmahomack
The Seaboard villages:
- Balintore
- Hilton of Cadboll
- Shandwick
Tain

Easter Ross is well known for its towns: Tain, Invergordon, Alness and Dingwall.^[2]

References

^ "Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland | LOCATION". Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Scotland Itinerary Ideas: Black Isle and Easter Ross - Traveling Savage". Traveling Savage. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

Traditional provinces and districts of Scotland

Major districts (former counties, provincial lordships and rural deaneries)
The Aird Annandale Angus Argyll Atholl Boyne Buchan Badenoch Breadalbane Caithness Carrick Lanark (or Clydesdale) Cowal Cunningham Desnes Eskdale Farines Fife Fothriff Galloway Garioch Garmoran The Glenkens Gowrie Kintyre Knapdale Kyle Lauderdale Lennox Liddesdale Lochaber Lorn Lothian Marr Mearns Menteith Merse Moray Nithsdale The Rhinns Ross (Easter and Wester) Stormont Strathavon Strathbogie Strathearn Strathgryfe Strathnaver Strathspey Sutherland Teviotdale Tweeddale

Major districts (former counties, provincial lordships and rural deaneries)

Minor districts
Applecross Appin Ardgour Ardmeanach Ardnamurchan Assynt Avondale Balquhidder Benderloch The Black Isle Braemar Coigach Cromar Cromdale Douglasdale Durness Dùthaich MhicAoidh Eddrachilles Enzie Ettrickdale Ewesdale Formartine Gairloch Glen Albyn Glen Almond Glen Cassley Glen Clova Glen Dochart Glen Esk Glen Lethnot Glen Lyon Glen Moriston Glen Orchy Glen Prosen Glen Spean Glen Urquhart Glenelg Glengarry Glenshee Gruinard Howe of Fife Howe of the Mearns Kintail Kintyre Knoydart Lochalsh Loch Broom Locheil The Machars Midmar Moidart Morar Morvern Muir of Ord Rannoch Moor Rhinns of Kells Strath Gartney Strath of Kildonan Strath Oykel Strath Tay Strathallan Strathardle Strathbran Strathbraan Strathcarron (Forth) Strathcarron (Oykel) Strathconon Strathdearn Strathdeveron Strathdee (Deeside) Strathdon Strathfarrar Strathglass Strathisla Strathmore Strathyre Sunart Trossachs

Minor districts

Insular districts
For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see List of Scottish islands

Islands of the Clyde	Arran Cumbrae
Islay	The Oa Rinns of Islay
Mull	Aros Ross of Mull
Skye	Duirinish Minginish Sleat Trotternish Waternish
Outer Hebrides	Harris (North Harris, South Harris) Lewis (The Lochs, West Side, Point, Back)
Orkney	Pomona Hoy and Walls Rousay Shapinsay South Ronaldsay Westray
Shetland	Mainland (Central Mainland, North Mainland, South Mainland, West Mainland) Fetlar Unst Whalsay Yell North Isles