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Once called Inverpeffer it is still used by Gaelic spoken people and became a Royal Burgh in 1226 and situated on the Cromarty Firth.
The name Dingwall was given by the Norsemen who captured Dingwall Castle in King Duncan's reign around AD1040 and means 'Field of the Thing (council or parliament)'. By the 18th century the castle was a ruin and only traces of the tower can be seen today.
The harbour was built by Telford and the Tollbooth dates from 1730. Tulloch Castle has been the seat of the Davidsons since 1760.
Dingwall - (Inbhir Pheofharain)
- Type:
- Landmark