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Ross-shire (Dingwall, Stornaway, Tain, Alness, Invergorden)
Dingwall
First of all, the name "Dingwall" comes from the Viking word "Thing
V?lr" which means meeting field. The town was granted a Royal
Charter in 1226 by King Alexander II and remains a Royal Burgh to
this day. The town itself still retains much of its character and
walking along the pedestrian precinct you can still see the small
alleys and a lot of the old buildings.
Dingwall is the County Town and a market
town serving a large area which extends to the west coast. Walking
down through the town you will find it a busy, thriving centre of
the local population.
The original castle is ruined with little left to see of the
original structure. A wooden panel from the original castle is on
display in the museum and there is a folly known as the "Doocot"
which appeared in 1825 and was build using stones from the old
caste.
Tulloch castle still has parts of the original, built in 1166. This
is now used as a hotel.
Counties
England Wales
Scotland
Kinross-shire,
Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire Midlothian,
Morayshire,
Nairnshire Orkney,
Peeblesshire,
Perthshire
Renfrewshire, Ross-shire,
Roxburghshire
Selkirkshire, Shetland,
Stirlingshire Sutherland,
West Lothian,
Wigtownshire
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