| Other names | El Kessocko, The Cold Firm[1] |
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| Location | Scottish Highlands |
| Teams | Inverness CT and Ross County |
| First meeting | 27 August 1994, (Ross County 1–3 Inverness CT) |
| Latest meeting | 2 April 2021 (Ross County 1–3 Inverness CT) |
| Stadiums | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness and Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Inverness CT (27) |
| Top scorer |  Liam Boyce, Ross County, 10 goals |
| Largest victory | Inverness CT 1–5 Ross County, 25 February 2003 |
| Smallest victory | 1–0, (7 times). Inverness CT x5 Ross County x2 |
| Largest goal scoring | 6 goals, (4 times). 3–3 draw x3 Inverness CT 1–5 Ross County |
| Longest win streak | Inverness CT, 4 games. (16 November 1996 - 12 February 1997) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | Ross County, 10 games. (13 August 2016 - 2 April 2021) |
| Current win streak | Inverness CT, 1 game. (2 April 2021 – present) |
| Current unbeaten streak | Inverness CT, 1 game. (2 April 2021 – present) |
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The Highland derby[2] is a football rivalry that is based in the Scottish Highlands. It is contested between the only two full-time SPFL clubs in the Highland council area, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County. The city of Inverness and town of Dingwall are only 14 miles (23 km) apart, whereas the nearest other professional clubs (Aberdeen, Dundee, Dundee United and St Johnstone) are over 100 miles (160 km) away from either club. The fixture is the most northerly professional football derby in the UK.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
25yearswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bannerman, Charles (30 March 2010). "Inverness CT 3–0 Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2010.