Easter Ross

Easter Ross (Ros an Ear in Scots Gaelic) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.

The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scottish Parliament constituency. The two constituencies have however different boundaries.

Places in Easter Ross include:

  • Alness
  • Dingwall (included in some contexts in the term Easter Ross, though in some contexts it refers to the area to the north-east of Dingwall)
  • Evanton
  • Invergordon
  • Kildary
  • Milntown of Tarbat (Milton)
  • Portmahomack
  • The Seaboard villages:
    • Balintore
    • Hilton of Cadboll
    • Shandwick
  • Tain

The area has quite a distinctive accent, and is well known for its heavy use of the word "bey" (boy).

Famous quotes containing the words easter and/or ross:

    “In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
    You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.”
    —Irving Berlin (1888–1989)

    “The New Yorker will be the magazine which is not edited for the old lady from Dubuque.”
    —Harold W. Ross (1892–1951)