Cromartyshire

57°36′N 4°00′W / 57.6°N 4.0°W / 57.6; -4.0

Cromartyshire
Siorrachd Chromba
CountryScotland
County townCromarty
Area
 • Total370 sq mi (958 km2)
 Ranked 24th of 34
Chapman code
ROC (as part of Ross and Cromarty)

Cromartyshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chromba) was a 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 largest part, six times the size of the old shire, was Coigach, containing Ullapool and the area north-west of it. In 1889, Cromartyshire was merged with Ross-shire to become a new county called Ross and Cromarty, which in 1975 was merged into the new council area of Highland.