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the historic county

Cromartyshire (Siorrachd Chromba) is a historic county in the Highlands of Scotland, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross shire in the late 17th century. The largest part, six times the size of the old shire, is Coigach, northwest from Ullapool. In 1890, Cromartyshire was merged with Ross shire into the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty, which in 1975 was merged into the new council area of Highland.

Given the scattered nature of the county it is difficult to generalise. The original shire consisted of a portion of the Black Isle peninsula bordering on Cromarty Firth, across which lay the Tarbat peninsula, of which several portions belonged to Cromartyshire, including Tarbat Ness. The interior sections consist of several enclaves within Ross shire which are mountainous, remote and sparsely populated. To the west are various sections around Little Loch Broom, including the southern tip of Gruinard Island. North of Loch Broom lies the largest single section of the county, which takes in Ullapool, the Coigach peninsula and a number of small islands in Enard Bay (most notably Sgeir Mhòr, Fraoachlan, Eilean Mòr, Eilean Mòineseach and Green Island) and also the Summer Isles where Loch Broom meets The Minch. This section also contains a number of lochs, most notably Loch na Totaig, Loch Osgaig, Loch Raa, Loch Vatachan, Fionn Loch, Loch Veyatie, Loch Lurgainn, Loch Bad a' Ghaill, Loch Sionascaig, Lochan Tuath, Loch an Doire Duibh, Loch Doire na h Airbhe, Loch a Ghille, Loch Buine Mhòire, Loch Call an Uidhean, Loch a' Chroisg, Loch Achall, Loch an Daimh, Loch na Maoile, Loch Ob an Lochain, Clar Lochan and Loch an Eilein. Sources tend to number the tracts added to Cromartyshire at between eight and eleven; however some comprise multiple parcels. In 1807, Alexander Nimmo listed the additions in eight groups with two to six parcels in each.

The 1881 index to the Ordnance Survey's first edition lists 22 detached parts, and the original "old shire", all of whose areas are given on the six inch map. The total measured area of Cromartyshire was 217321.186 acres, or 339,.56 square miles (879 km2). No. Area (acres) Name Type Parish Coords OS Settlements Notes 20191.689 Old shire Barony and six adjacent farms Black Isle Cromarty (all), Resolis 94 SE and 93 NW Cromarty, Jemimaville, Cullicudden Encloses an exclave of Ross shire at Balblair. The six farms, annexed for Viscount Tarbat, are: Cullicudden, Craighouse, Torbirchurn, Brae, Woodhead, and Easter Culbo. Plaids Farm Easter Ross east; Dornoch Firth shore northeast of Tain Tain 94 Includes the mussel beds in the tidal flats. 2 1722.235 Baliacherie Farm Easter Ross east; Dornoch Firth shore northeast of Tain Tain 94 Borders on Morrich More 3 410.106 Hillton alias Skardy Farm and mills Easter Ross east; Southeast of Tain Tain 94 Mills near Hilton 4 1585.552 Lochslin Estate Easter Ross east; Between Inver and Loch Eye Tain, Fearn 94 Inver, Lochslin 5 1867.811 Easter Aird and Easter Tarbat Barony Easter Ross east; NW of Tarbat peninsula Tarbat 94 Portmahomack Tarbat Ness Lighthouse. Encloses an exclave of Ross shire at Hilton 6 832.897 Meikle Tarrel Barony Easter Ross east; Moray Firth coast of Tarbat peninsula Tarbat 94 7 1211.256 Cadboll with Mid Geanies Estate Easter Ross east; Moray Firth coast of Tarbat peninsula Fearn, Tarbat 94 Hilton of Cadboll is across the border 8 502.969 Priesthill Easter Ross east; East of Kilmuir by Tullich Kilmuir Easter 94 Tullich 9 5038.255 New Tarbat Estate Easter Ross east; North of Nigg Bay round Kilmuir Kilmuir Easter, Nigg 94 Kilmuir, Milton, Kildary Includes Tarbat House, on the site of Milntown Castle. Balnagown Castle is across the border. 10 117047.698 Coigach Wester Ross northwest Lochbroom, Kincardine 101, 102 W Ullapool; Polglass, Achiltibuie, Polbain, Achnahaird, Altandhu, Reiff, Ardnagoine, Achduart, Ardmair, Rhue, Strathkanaird, Morefield Also includes the Summer Isles, Isle Martin, and Inverpolly 11 1766.024 Amatnatua Farm Interior north; south of the River Carron, east of Forest of Amat Kincardine 102 S, 93 N 12 2272.798 Dounie Farm Interior north; south of the River Carron by Srath nan Seasgach Kincardine 93 N, 102 S 13 51.689 Southern tenth of Gruinard Island Farm (part of Meikle Gruinard) Wester Ross northwest; in Gruinard Bay Lochbroom 101 SW 14 1876.588 Meikle Gruinard Farm (part) Wester Ross northwest; SE shore of Gruinard Bay Lochbroom 92, 101 14a 2457.315 North shore of Little Loch Broom Wester Ross northwest Lochbroom 101 Carnach, Scoraig 15 9174.142 Ach ta Skailt Wester Ross northwest; Shores round the head (southeast) of Little Loch Broom Lochbroom 92 N, 101 S Camusnagaul, Dundonnell Badrallach is over the border. 16 1274.932 Ach' n ivie Shieling Interior; Northwest of Loch na Sheallaig Lochbroom 92 Lochbroom 17 361.769 Feithean Beag Interior; between Strathbeg River and Carn a'Bhreabadar Lochbroom 92 18 11064.266 Nid Sheep farm Interior; northeast from Loch an Nid to the head of Loch Broom Lochbroom 92 Inverbroom, Achlunachan 19 1763.326 Tollomuick Farm Interior, at the head of Strathvaich Fodderty 93 W 20 15857.571 Fannich Sheep farm Interior; North of Loch Fannich Lochbroom 92 21 18268.300 Castle Leod or Strathpeffer Barony Easter Ross south Fodderty 93 S, 83 N Strathpeffer, Achterneed, Fodderty, Bottacks Includes much of Ben Wyvis and its southern and western slopes

Some places not included within Cromartyshire in the Ordnance Survey map are stated by earlier sources to have been within it. The 1859 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica asserts that Royston Park (now Caroline Park) outside Edinburgh, the city residence of the Viscount Tarbat, was also considered part of Cromartyshire. Ussie Mills (between Dingwall and Conon Bridge). salmon fishing rights on the River Conon.