Easter Ross

Location of Wester Ross and Easter Ross within Scotland.

Easter Ross (Scottish Gaelic : Ros an Ear) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.

The name is used in the constituency name "Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross", which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a former Scottish Parliament constituency. The two constituencies have different boundaries.

Settlements

Places in Easter Ross include: ^[1]

• Alness
• Dingwall (included in some contexts in the term Easter Ross, though in some contexts it refers to the area as Mid Ross)
• Evanton
• Invergordon
• Kildary
• Milntown of Tarbat (Milton)
• Portmahomack ^[2]
• The Seaboard villages:
  • Balintore
  • Hilton of Cadboll
  • Shandwick
• Tain

Easter Ross is well known for its towns: Tain, Invergordon, Alness and Dingwall. ^[3]

See also

• Black Isle
• Ross and Cromarty
• Ross-shire
• Wester Ross

References

1. "Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland | LOCATION". Explore Easter Ross, Highlands of Scotland. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
2. Alberge, Dalya. "New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic". The Guardian. 26 Sep 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
3. "Scotland Itinerary Ideas: Black Isle and Easter Ross - Traveling Savage". Traveling Savage. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

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