Dingwall
Gaelic:	Inbhir Pheofharain/Bailechaul
Scots:	Dingwall
Location
OS grid reference:	NH549590
Statistics
Population:	5,521
Administration
Council area:	Highland
Constituent country:	Scotland
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Police force:	Northern Constabulary
Lieutenancy area:	Ross and Cromarty
Former county:	Ross-shire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	Dingwall
Postal district:	IV15
Dialling code:	01349
Politics
Scottish Parliament:	Ross, Skye and Inverness West
UK Parliament:	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
European Parliament:	Scotland

See Dingwall (name) for the Scottish family name.

The Royal Burgh of Dingwall (Inbhir Pheofharain in Gaelic) is a burgh in the highlands of Scotland. It formerly functioned as an east-coast port, but now lies inland. The town once boasted a small castle, the birthplace of Macbeth, and on its present-day outskirts lies another - Tulloch Castle, parts of which may date back to the 12th-century building. // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Dingwall Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils. 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Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Dingwall or Dingwell is a Scottish name but is of Viking origin. ... A Royal Burgh is a type of Scottish burgh (town or city), used today for ceremonial purposes only. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... 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Population as of 2001: 5,521 [1] 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...

Dingwall has had a railway station on what is now called the Far North Line since circa 1865. It also serves the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, with the junction between the two lines being located within the town. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. ...

Dingwall formerly served as the county town of the county of Ross and Cromarty. It lies near the head of the Cromarty Firth where the valley of the Peffery unites with the alluvial lands at the mouth of the Conon, 14 miles northwest of Inverness. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Image:RossCromDistrict. ... External link Cromarty Firth Port Authority Categories: 1911 Britannica | UK geography stubs | Geography of Scotland | Special protection areas in the UK | Ports and harbours of the UK ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ...

Its name, derived from the Scandinavian Thingvöllr (field or meeting-place of the thing, or local assembly - compare Tynwald, Tingwall, Thingwall in the British Isles alone, plus many others across northern Europe) preserves the Viking connections of the town; the Gaels knew it as Inbhir Pheofharain (pronounced, approximately, Innirfyawharrin and meaning "the mouth of the Peffery"), it was also known to them as Bailechaul (pronounced Balla-hall and meaning "the town of the Kale"). Bailechaul comes from the fact that visitors coming to the town from over the hills would see fields of green crops surrounding the houses. A thing or ting (Old Norse and Icelandic: þing; other modern Scandinavian: ting) was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. ... Tynwald (Tinvaal) is the bicameral legislature of the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin). ... Name of places in Orkney (ferry terminal) and Shetland (airport). ... Thingwall is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England Originally a village in Woodchurch Parish, Wirral Hundred. ... Location of the British Isles The British Isles is a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, and a number of smaller surrounding islands and islets. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne explorers, traders, and warriors of the Norsemen who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ...

The 18th-century town house, and some remains of the ancient mansion of the once powerful earls of Ross still exist. An obelisk, 51 feet high, was erected over the grave of Sir George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie, near the parish church of St Clement. It was affected by subsidence, becoming known as the "Leaning Tower", and was replaced by a much smaller replica in the early years of the 20th century. However even this is now marked by signs saying "Keep Out" on the grounds that it is a dangerous structure.

King Alexander II created Dingwall a royal burgh (pronounced the same as "borough") in 1226, and James IV renewed its charter. On the top of Knockfarrel (Gaelic, cnoc (hill); faire (watch or guard)), a hill about 3 miles to the west, stands a large and very complete vitrified fort with ramparts. Alexander II (August 24, 1198 – July 6, 1249), king of Scotland, son of William I, the Lion, and of Ermengarde of Beaumont, was born at Haddington, East Lothian, in 1198, and succeeded to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214. ... James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) - King of Scots from 1488 to 1513. ... Vitrified fort is the name given to certain rude stone enclosures whose walls have been subjected in a greater or less degree to the action of fire. ...

More recently, Dingwall suffered widespread flooding during storms in late October 2006, during which the weather cut off much of the Highlands north of Inverness, including the A9 and Far North Line for a significant period of time. [2] Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ... The A9 north of Brora The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk area in the south of Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. ... The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. ...

Dingwall is the home of football team Ross County, who currently play in the Scottish First Division. Despite the town's small population, Ross County are able to attract sizeable crowds to Victoria Park thereby maintaining the UK's most northerly full-time squad. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team who currently play in the Scottish Football League. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

The Highland Theological College is located within the town. It is part of the UHI Millennium Institute and has been recently approved by the Church of Scotland for the training of ministers. The Highland Theological College is located in Dingwall, Scotland. ... UHI Millennium Institute (UHI) is a federation of 15 colleges and research institutions, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education. ... The Church of Scotland (CofS, known informally as The Kirk, Eaglais na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the national church of Scotland. ...

Parliamentary burgh

Dingwall was a parliamentary burgh, combined with Dornoch, Kirkwall, Tain and Wick in the Northern Burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Cromarty was added to the list in 1832. A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland. ... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Dornoch is a burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland, Highland, on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ... Location within the British Isles Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern Scotland. ... Tain is a royal burgh in the committee area of Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Location within the British Isles Wick is an estuary town in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main highway (the A99-A9 road) linking John O Groats with southern Britain. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Cromarty (Cromba in Gaelic) is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. ...

The constituency was a district of burghs known also as Tain Burghs until 1832, and then as Wick Burghs. It was represented by one Member of Parliament. In 1918 the constituency was abolished and the Dingwall component was merged into the county constituency of Ross and Cromarty. The Act of Union 1707 and pre-Union Scottish legislation provided for 14 Members of Parliament from Scotland to be elected from districts of Burghs. ... Tain Burghs, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832, sometimes known as Northern Burghs. ... Wick Burghs, was sometimes known as Northern Burghs. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Ross and Cromarty was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. ...

Looking across Dingwall to the Cromarty Firth

Hill Street, Dingwall

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Additional information is from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1910-1911) represents the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century; indeed, it was advertised as such. ...

See also

• Dingwall, Nova Scotia
• Dingwall (name).
• Dingwell.

Dingwall is a community on Cape Breton Island in Victoria County Nova Scotia on the Quarry Road off the Cabot Trail 84. ... Dingwall or Dingwell is a Scottish name but is of Viking origin. ... Dingwall or Dingwell is a Scottish name but is of Viking origin. ...

External links

• Dingwall community website
• Undiscovered Scotland - Dingwall page
• Tulloch Castle
• Dingwall National Hotel
• YouTube video of devastating flood of Oct 2006 in Dingwall