- Kiltearn
Kiltearn (Gaelic: "Cill Tighearna") is a
parish inRoss and Cromarty ,Scotland . The principal settlement is the village ofEvanton , and the parish extends almost toDingwall and about halfway toAlness .
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Kiltearn — KILTEARN, a parish, in the county of Ross and Cromarty, 5¾ miles (N. E. by N.) from Dingwall; containing, with the villages of Drummond and Evanton, 1436 inhabitants. This place derives its name from two Gaelic words, Kiell Tighearn,… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Evanton — Coordinates: 57°39′47″N 4°20′18″W / 57.66313°N 4.33832°W / 57.66313; 4.33832 … Wikipedia
Evan Fraser of Balconie — Captain Evan B. Fraser of Balconie was an early nineteenth century landowner who founded the modern town of Evanton. The Reverend Thomas Munro, minister of Kiltearn, writing in the 1840s lists him among five landowners in the parish of Kiltearn… … Wikipedia
Donald Monro (dean) — Donald Monro (or Munro) (fl.c.1550 1575) was a Scottish clergyman, who wrote an early and historically valuable description of the Hebrides and other Scottish islands and enjoyed the honorific title of “Dean of the Isles”. Contents 1 Origins 2… … Wikipedia
Diocese of Ross — Coordinates: 57°34′52″N 4°07′55″W / 57.581°N 4.132°W / 57.581; 4.132 For the Irish diocese, see Diocese o … Wikipedia
Earl of Ross — Earldom of Ross The Arms of the Realm and Ancient Local Principalities of Scotland … Wikipedia
List of Church of Scotland parishes — The Church of Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into presbyteries, which are subdivided into parishes, each served by a parish church, usually with its own minister. Unions and readjustments may however result in a… … Wikipedia
Foulis Castle — lies in the parish of Kiltearn, about 1.5 miles southwest of the village of Evanton in the Highland area of northern Scotland. The castle has been the seat of the Clan Munro for over eight hundred years. During the 11th century, the clan chief… … Wikipedia
Fyrish Monument — The Fyrish Monument is a monument built in 1782 on Fyrish Hill (Cnoc Fyrish), in Fyrish near Evanton, Easter Ross, Scotland, on the orders of Sir Hector Munro, 8th of Novar, a native lord of the area who had served in India as a general. As the… … Wikipedia
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