Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhealtachd, pronounced [ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk]; Scots: Hieland) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local...
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of the Highland council area in Scotland are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the Highland Council, in elections to the council, and in...
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Highland Council (Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈkʰõ.ərˠʎə nə ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk]), the political body covering the Highland local...
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part of the Highland council area for local government purposes. It is part of the registration county of Argyll and the lieutenancy area of Inverness...
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The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach; Scots: Heilan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the...
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County of Nairn (redirect from Nairn (council area))
1973, the area becoming one of the eight districts of the two-tier Highland region. This arrangement ended in 1996 when the Highland council area was made...
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Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency) (category Highland constituencies, UK Parliament)
a central portion of the Highland council area, and at 12,000 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi), it covered the largest area of any House of Commons constituency...
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fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to control the Scottish Highlands in the...
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Eilean Mullagrach (category Uninhabited islands of Highland (council area))
is an island in the Summer Isles of Scotland. It is located in Highland council area, in the northwestern part of the country, 800 km northwest of the...
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A List of churches in Highland (council area), Scotland. The area was previously divided into civil parishes, one for each medieval church: Caithness:...
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Scottish Highlands (redirect from Highland Scots)
bodies both covered the Highland council area and the island council areas of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. Highland Council signs in the Pass of...
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Caithness (redirect from Caithness (local government district, Highland region))
identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area as of 2019[update] lies entirely within the Highland council area. Until its demise in the 15th century, the...
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Highland Boundary Fault. The Highland council area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and Britain's largest local government area....
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Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency) (category Highland constituencies, UK Parliament)
election. The seat covered a broad south-eastern portion of the Highland council area. It had four locations in its name, the most nationwide. Further...
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Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency) (category Highland constituencies, UK Parliament)
constituency comprises all or part of the following wards of the Highland council area: Caol and Mallaig, Eilean a' Cheò, the north-east of Fort William...
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List of towns and villages in the Scottish Highlands (category Towns in Highland (council area))
area than just the Highland council area. Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross Aboyne, Aberdeenshire Achfary, Highland Alness, Highland Altnaharra, Highland Applecross...
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The West Highland Way (Scottish Gaelic: Slighe na Gàidhealtachd an Iar) is a linear long-distance route in Scotland. It is 154 km (96 miles) long, running...
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Inverness-shire (redirect from Inverness district (Highland))
the Highland region became a unitary council area. The new unitary Highland Council adopted the areas of the former districts as management areas. Each...
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Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency) (category Highland constituencies, UK Parliament (historic))
Politics of the Highland council area Since it was created in 1997 the constituency has been one of three covering the Highland council area. Since 2005 the...
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Loch Morlich (category Lochs of Highland (council area))
Mhùrlaig)[citation needed] is a freshwater loch in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Highland, Scotland near Aviemore. The loch is home to a watersports centre with...
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Moray (redirect from Moray council area)
Province of Moray was much larger than the modern council area, also covering much of what is now Highland and Aberdeenshire. During this period Moray may...
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Balnagown Castle (category Houses in Highland (council area))
Castle) is beside the village of Kildary in Easter Ross, part of the Highland area of Scotland. There has been a castle on the site since the 14th century...
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Greig Street Bridge (category Bridges in Highland (council area))
of "The Bouncy Bridge". l. "Inverness City plans". www.highland.gov.uk. The Highland Council. Retrieved 13 February 2019. "Scottish Bridges: 31. Greig...
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Nairn (redirect from Nairn, Highland)
Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around...
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village, hamlet or settlement, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The area encompassed by the Highland council is smaller than that encompassed by...
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Thurso (redirect from Thurso, Highland)
ˈhjɔːrˠs̪ə]) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it...
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community area and civil parish in the Lochalsh area of Highland in western Scotland. Despite the local government reorganisation the area is considered...
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Highlands and Islands (redirect from Highland and Islands)
areas (council areas) of Highland, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. Northern, as in Northern Constabulary, is also used to refer to this area....
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Moray Firth (category Landforms of Highland (council area))
of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of the north of Scotland. It is the largest firth in Scotland, stretching...
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Dalwhinnie distillery (category Category B listed buildings in Highland (council area))
Dalwhinnie distillery is located in the Badenoch and Strathspey ward of the Highland Council, it is in the Speyside region - noting that under SWA regulations the...
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