Inverness-shire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) or the County of Inverness is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland (the latter of which though only goes by the name … See more

Inverness-shire's coat of arms is blazoned:
Azure, in sinister chief a stag's head and in dexter chief a bull's head both erased and in base a galley, sails furled, oars in action and flagged, all Or. … See more

1890–1975
Inverness-shire acquired a county council in 1890, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, and, under the same legislation, … See more

The Highland Main Line connects Inverness by rail to Perth to the south, Kyle of Lochalsh to the west, and Thurso/Wick to … See more

The extent of the lieutenancy area was defined in 1975 as covering the districts of Inverness, Badenoch & Strathspey, and Lochaber. Thus it differs from the county in that it includes parts of what was once Moray and Argyll but does not include any of the See more

Civil parishes are still used for some statistical purposes, and separate census figures are published for them. As their areas have been … See more

Mainland
• Abriachan
• The Aird
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