Dingwall, General
Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)
Site Name Dingwall, General
Classification Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)
Canmore ID 12767
Site Number NH55NE 22
NGR NH 5500 5870
NGR Description Centred NH 5500 5870
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12767
- Council Highland
- Parish Dingwall
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH55NE 22 centred 5500 5870
Extends onto map sheet NH55NW.
Non-Guardianship Sites Plan Collection, DC23394, 1939.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Note (1979)
Dingwall NH 546 690 NH55NW
This royal burgh was granted by Robert I to William, Earl of Ross in 1321; the name is of Norse origin.
RCAHMS 1979
(Watson 1904, 93-4; Macrae 1923; Pryde 1965, 45, no. 117; Simpson 1972, 33;
Nicolaisen 1976, 119)
