Dingwall
Dingwall Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Pheofharain |
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Coordinates | 57 ° 36 ′ N , 4 ° 26 ′ W | |
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Residents | 5491 2011 census | |
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Post town | DINGWALL | |
ZIP code section | IV15 | |
prefix | 01349 | |
Part of the country | Scotland | |
Council area | Highland | |
British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | |
Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | |
Dingwall ( Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Pheofharain ) is a small town with 5491 inhabitants in the Highlands in north-east Scotland . It is on the Cromarty Firth .
history
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There was once a North Sea port in Dingwall. Due to siltation , the place is now a bit inland.
Dingwall station is a separation station where the Kyle of Lochalsh Line branches off from the Far North Line . This is where the management for both routes is located. A commemorative plaque has been placed in the Dingwall train station, indicating that 134,864 sailors and soldiers were given tea here during the First World War .
Dingwall can be reached by road via the A862 , the former route of the A9 until the construction of the Cromarty Bridge over the Cromarty Firth and the Kessock Bridge over the Beauly Firth . From the A862, the A834 branches off in Dingwall towards the west, which connects to the Scottish west coast.
Cross Slab from Dingwall
In 2019 a Pictish cross slab was discovered near an early Christian church near Dingwall , which was carved by about 1200 years ago. The find is of national importance as it is one of only about 50 known complete Pictish cross plates. Used as a tombstone in the 1790s, it was discovered hidden in the vegetation by Anne MacInnes.
Sports
The Ross County FC , since the 2012/13 season a member of the highest Scottish league football (Scottish Premier League) plays its home games from Dingwall.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ 2011 census
- ^ Richard Deiss: Vane Cathedral and Sugar Beet Station. A short story about 200 European train stations . Bonn 2010, p. 73.