The old sheriffdom of Cromarty.

by William Mackay MacKenzie

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Published 1922 by Northern Chronicle in Inverness .
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I remember a very old woman who used to relate, that when a little girl, she chanced, when playing one day among the ruins with a boy a few years older than herself, to discover a small square recess in the wall, in which there was a book ; but that she had only time to remark that the volume was a very tattered one, and apparently very old. Sheriffdoms: There are 49 Sheriff Courts in Scotland which cover a particular Sheriff Court District. These Districts are separated into 6 Sheriffdoms each comprising the various courts in its area.

There have been plantings of fruit trees in the Old Orchard — apple, pear, peach, plum, cherry, crab apple and apricot — since the s. Three major tree plantings (I) The first planting was just after the high wall was built in the s by George Ross, Laird of Cromarty Estate;. Bargain of the week Lovely old white-painted, four-bed semi-detached Cromarty town house, £,, with Your Move. From the streets Jane .

Major Cromarty sights, such as Nigg Old Church and Cromarty Museum are located nearby. The property is nearly 8 km from Saltburn Woodland Walk. Royal Hotel Restaurant, Slaughterhouse Coffee and Sutor Creek can be found about 50 metres away from the apartment. You can drive to Inverness airport, which is a minute drive away. Welcome to Cromarty. WELCOME to the Cromarty Live website. If you are travelling to the Highlands of Scotland and the Black Isle, you will be delighted with a visit to this charming and unique old town. If you have links to Cromarty already, you will find news of what’s happening in the local scene.

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Cromartyshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chromba) is a historic county in the Highlands of Scotland, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century.

The old sheriffdom of Cromarty. book largest part, six times the size of the old shire, is Coigach, northwest fromCromartyshire was merged with Ross-shire Country: Scotland. Buy The Old Sheriffdom Of Cromarty by Mackenzie W. Mackay (ISBN:) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible : Mackenzie W.

Mackay. A sheriffdom is a judicial district of ally identical to the Shires of Scotland, from the eighteenth century many counties were grouped to form "sheriffdoms". By there were 12 sheriffdoms, with only Lanarkshire not grouped with another county. Following the abolition of the counties and formation of new local government areas in and the number of sheriffdoms.

It comprised the ancient sheriffdom of Cromarty, and outlying bits annexed thereto towards the close of the 17th century at the instigation of Viscount Tarbat (created Earl of Cromarty, ), who wished thus to hold jurisdiction over every part of his estates.

See Sir W. Fraser's Earls of Cromarty (2 vols. Featuring a garden, The Old Nursery offers accommodation in Cromarty with free WiFi and garden views. Boasting free private parking, the holiday home is in an area where guests can engage in activities such as hiking and fishing.

Really liked the fact that it felt like you were in your own house, with a lovely sitting room with a cosy wood burner. Cromartyshire: | || | | | | Cromartyshire | | | World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most.

Cromarty is first recorded in the thirteenth century as both a royal burgh and a small sheriffdom. The town’s varied history has included periods of marked prosperity – in the early s, based on a thriving trade in grain and salt fish; in the s and ’70s under an.

Cromarty Castle was a large and ancient castle which developed over several centuries but was demolished in the 18th century. Little is known about the early history of Cromarty Castle, however there is known to have been a motte and bailey castle here which could suggest an 11th or 12th century date (possibly built during the reign of William the Lion).

Full text of "The sheriffdom of Clackmannan; a sketch of its history with lists of its sheriffs and excerpts from the records of court, compiled from public documents and other authorities, with prefatory notes on the office of sheriff in Scotland, his powers and duties" See other formats.

WELCOME to the website of the Old Orchard, the garden surrounding the Old Manse, Cromarty in Ross-shire, Scotland. The 17th-century house and 3m-high red sandstone wall surrounding the garden are both A-listed. Their history reflects the changing fortunes of Cromarty.

Buy Index to particular register of sasines for sheriffdoms of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland preserved in H.M. General Register House (Indexes;no) by Great Britain (ISBN:) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible : Great Britain.

Scotland c The Shire, the Thane, the Sheriff and the Sheriffdom: The Highlands: Were the Highlands unstable. The Highland Clearances - the patterns of clearance: The decline of Scots Gaelic since the sixteenth century: Union: The Union of the Crowns - changes in government: Scots Law: The Foundation of the College of.

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas", which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Scotland) Act of being known as a "comhairle" when opting for a Gaelic name; only Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has chosen this option, whereas the Highland Council has.

William the Urchard is the first Sheriff of Cromarty on record in the 13th century, with Adam Urquhart having a grant of the Sheriffdom of Cromarty from David II in The Urquharts remained Hereditary Sheriffs of Cromarty for years. Sir William Urquhart was knighted by James I inand in the reign of James III was granted "the Mote.

CROMARTY, a police burgh and seaport of the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Pop. () It is situated on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, 5 m.

by S. of Invergordon on the opposite coast, with which there is daily communication by steamer, and 9 m. N.E. of Fortrose, the most convenient railway station. Place-names of Ross & Cromarty by W. Watson. Inverness: Northern Counties Printing and Publishing, This standard work was reprinted, first in by the Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society, and again in (ISBN X) by Highland Heritage Educational Trust.

Index to Particular Register of Sasines for the Sheriffdoms of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland preserved in H.M. General Register House. Volume I. (Indexes No. 61) [Scottish Record Office] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Index to Particular Register of Sasines for the Sheriffdoms of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland preserved in.

Edinburgh: D. Douglas, ), FHL book D22p; FHL microfilms, vol. 7 p. [S] # The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations (), Paul, Sir James. books voters list created June 2nd, by Manda Collins.

Tags: badge, contemporary, cop, romance, romantic-suspense, setting, sheriff, small-town, uniform likes Like. This guide has been prepared primarily as an aid for those who are researching Scottish genealogy and local history at the Library of Congress, but it will also be useful for those searching in other large libraries.

It is not comprehensive and is intended to be supplemented by Judith P. Reid's Sources for Research in English Genealogy and P.

William Filby's American & British Genealogy. Books shelved as sheriffs: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks, The Heart of Devin MacKade by Nora Roberts.Aug 6, - Two photographs of the remains of Castle Craig, near Culbokie, on the southern shore of the Cromarty Firth.

This 16th century tower house, originally known as Craighouse, marked the western boundary of the Sheriffdom of Cromarty. For much of its existence it has belonged to the Urquharts of Cromarty and it is still the seat of the Chief of Clan Urquhart.Exactly why this sheriffdom failed to undergo any form of coalescing is something of a mystery.

67 The thanages of Kinross and Cromarty were turned into sheriffdoms, certainly by the late thirteenth century and possibly before. 68 There were sheriffdoms created at Scone at some point between and69 Perth between and