Dingwall

Dingwall
Town and royal burgh
Looking across Dingwall to the Cromarty Firth
Dingwall is located in Ross and Cromarty
Dingwall
Dingwall
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Population5,360 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNH550587
• Edinburgh122 mi (196 km)
• London453 mi (729 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDINGWALL
Postcode districtIV7, IV15, IV16
Dialling code01349
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Websitehttp://www.dingwallcc.com
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°35′49″N 4°25′41″W / 57.597°N 4.428°W / 57.597; -4.428

Dingwall (Scots: Dingwal,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Pheofharain[3] [ˈiɲɪɾʲ ˈfjɔhəɾan]) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland.

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.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots". Scotslanguage.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.