Dingwall

Also known as Inverpeffer, Ballichal

Dingwall (, ) is a town on the Cromarty Firth in Easter Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. It has enjoyed the status of royal burgh since the 13th century, and its local government is the Highland Council. The town has a population of 5,491, and though today it lies inland, its topography used to be that of an east-coast harbour. At one time, it was a significant medieval port, a hub of foreign trading and customs collection. Dingwall’s medieval history affirms its status as an important country town and administrative centre, an extension perhaps of its history as a Viking settlement as evide

Key facts

UK place.type: Town and royal burgh
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.gaelic_name: Inbhir Pheofharain
UK place.scots_name: Dingwal
UK place.official_name: Dingwall
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.os_grid_reference: NH550587
UK place.unitary_scotland: Highland
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Ross and Cromarty
UK place.constituency_westminster: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
UK place.post_town: Dingwall
UK place.postcode_district: IV7, IV15, IV16
UK place.postcode_area: IV
UK place.dial_code: 01349
UK place.static_image_name: Dingwall.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Looking across Dingwall to the Cromarty Firth
UK place.london_distance_mi: 453

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5470
Official website: www.dingwall.org.uk
Image: Wilson112.jpg

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Commons category: Dingwall, Highland
OS grid reference: NH550587
postal code: IV15

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The royal burgh is also the site of historic castles and clan skirmishes. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts of which may date back to the 12th century. In 1411 the Battle of Dingwall is said to have taken place between the Clan Mackay and the Clan Donald.