Aerial view of the town of Cromarty, taken from the NW.

Description Aerial view of the town of Cromarty, taken from the NW.

Date 4/6/1997

Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Catalogue Number C 76966 CN

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 872119, SC 1676438

Scope and Content Cromarty, Black Isle, Highland Situated on the Black Isle at the mouth of the Cromarty Firth, Cromarty was a fishing port and major trading centre from the 12th century. It was also a Royal Burgh until 1685. The present town is largely the creation of George Ross, who purchased the Cromarty Estate in 1772. Cromarty is also the birthplace of Hugh Miller (1802-1856) the well-known geologist and writer. This view is from the north-west and shows the late 18th-century harbour and the lighthouse (foreground) built in 1846 by Alan Stevenson (1807-1865). The large three sided complex on the shore to the right is a former sailcloth and hemp rope making works founded by Ross in 1774. In the top right corner is Cromarty House, an Adam-style mansion built by Ross on the site of a castle. The Gaelic Chapel (far left) was also built by Ross in 1783 to serve the largely Gaelic community that had come from the West to work in his factories. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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