Cromarty on the Black Isle. XPL 3589-348
Cromarty harbour, in the historic region of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. small burgh (town) and seaport, Highland council area, historic county of Cromartyshire, historic region of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, on a landlocked harbour. During the 17th century Cromarty became the chief burgh of the patchwork county of Cromartyshire, comprising the amalgamated estates of the earls of Cromarty, which included enclaves surrounded by Ross-shire on the west coast. In the late 18th century Cromarty was bought by George Ross, who improved the town by building a harbour and establishing various industries, including a brewery and cloth and lace factories. It declined economically when major road and rail routes bypassed it in the 19th century, but it is being developed as a conservation site—perhaps the best-preserved 18th-century town in the Highlands. Pop. (1991) 721. Cromarty Firth has long been recognised as an important haven, being sheltered, deep, easily defended and very large. This was recognised by the Royal Navy through both first and second world wars. In more recent decades it has been associated with the North Sea oil boom, with both Nigg and Invergordon being used as service and construction yards. This is signified by the string of rigs moored along the length of the Firth and readily seen from Cromarty today.
Size: 5288px × 3512px
Location: Cromarty Harbour, Black Isle. Easter Ross. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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