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Dingwall

Town in Highland, Scotland, UK

Also known as Inverpeffer · Ballichal

Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Highland(since 1996)
, Dingwall(until 1930)
, Ross and Cromarty(1930–1975)
+1 more
Population: 5,470(2016)
Postal code: IV15
Website: dingwall.org.uk

Overview

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Dingwall is a historic market town and former royal burgh on the Cromarty Firth in Easter Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. It has enjoyed the status of royal burgh since the 13th century, and its local government is the Highland Council. The town has a population of 5,265 in 2022, and though today it lies inland, its topography used to be that of an east-coast harbour. At one time, it was a significant medieval port, a hub of foreign trading and customs collection. Dingwall's medieval history affirms its status as an important country town and administrative centre, an extension perhaps of its history as a Viking settlement as evidenced by the Norse origin (Þingvǫllr) of its name.

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41 statements · 24% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

OS grid reference: NH550587
Historic county: Ross-shire

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27 identifiers linking Dingwall across the web's reference databases

57.5972, -4.4278OpenStreetMap ↗

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