Place:Ross-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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Name
Ross-shire
Alternate names
Siorrachd Rois     (Wikipedia)
Type
Traditional county
Located in
Ross and Cromarty, Scotland     ( - 1889)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Hilton
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Ross (Ros in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of Scotland and a former mormaerdom, earldom, sheriffdom and county. The name Ross allegedly derives from a Gaelic word meaning a headland - perhaps a reference to the Black Isle. The Norse word for Orkney - Hrossay meaning horse island - is another possible origin. The area once belonged to the Norse earldom of Orkney. Ross is a historical comital region, perhaps predating the Mormaerdom of Ross.

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