Cromarty Firth
The Cromarty Firth ( Scottish Gaelic Caolas Chrombaidh ) is an inlet on the north coast of the Moray Firth . Coming from the Moray Firth, it extends into the land mass for about 30 km, initially in a westerly and then in a southwestern direction. At his head is the town of Dingwall , and at his entrance is Cromarty . Administratively, the Cromarty Firth is part of the Scottish Council Area Highland . The Beauly Firth inlet runs about 20 km to the south . Both inlets together form the coast of the Black Isle peninsula . The Cromarty Bridge crosses the Firth near Dingwall . With the A9, it is the most important trunk road in the Scottish Highlands . The Far North Line runs along the north coast.
During the two world wars, the militarily important port of Invergordon was on the north coast of the Moray Firth. However, it was closed in 1956. In the early 1970s, facilities for the construction and maintenance of oil rigs were built in the Cromarty Firth.
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Coordinates: 57 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 18 ′ W