Oil Platform at Invergordon oil base in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, UK.
A town in Easter Ross, Invergordon lies 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Dingwall adjacent to the sheltered deep waters of the Cromarty Firth. The modern town was laid out, replacing the older settlement of Inverbreakie (or Innerbrachie), by Sir William Gordon of Embo, who purchased the castle and estate in the 18th Century. A harbour built in 1828 was expended in 1857 and the town developed in association with port trade, whisky distilling and coaching travel, boosted by the arrival of the railway in 1863. The proximity of Invergordon to the North Sea oilfields has encouraged oilrig construction and maintenance facilities to develop in the area.
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