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:
“Why wont they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, cant they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping—rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year’s and Easter and Christmas—But, goodness, why need they do it?”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)
“If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one.”
—H. Ross Perot (b. 1930)